How To Install kdiff3-qt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiff3-qt on Kali Linux.

What is kdiff3-qt

kdiff3-qt is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

This version of KDiff3 is not developed anymore, replaced by kdiff3.

There are three methods to install kdiff3-qt on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kdiff3-qt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kdiff3-qt

Install kdiff3-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kdiff3-qt

Install kdiff3-qt Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kdiff3-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kdiff3-qt

How To Uninstall kdiff3-qt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kdiff3-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kdiff3-qt

Uninstall kdiff3-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kdiff3-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdiff3-qt

Remove kdiff3-qt Configurations and Data

To remove kdiff3-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kdiff3-qt

Remove kdiff3-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kdiff3-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdiff3-qt

Dependencies

kdiff3-qt have the following dependencies:

• kdiff3

References

• kdiff3-qt website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiff3-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.