How To Install libdebconf-kde-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev on Kali Linux. libdebconf-kde-dev is Development headers for the Debconf KDE library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdebconf-kde-dev

libdebconf-kde-dev is:

Debconf KDE is a GUI library for including Debconf frontends in Qt-based applications. Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages, which is used to ask questions when they are installed. This library is written in C++ and used by Apper and Muon to embed Debconf dialogs.

This package contains the development headers for the Debconf KDE library

There are three methods to install libdebconf-kde-dev 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 libdebconf-kde-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebconf-kde-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

Install libdebconf-kde-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdebconf-kde-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

Install libdebconf-kde-dev 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 libdebconf-kde-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdebconf-kde-dev

How To Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdebconf-kde-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdebconf-kde-dev

Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebconf-kde-dev

Remove libdebconf-kde-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdebconf-kde-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdebconf-kde-dev

Remove libdebconf-kde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdebconf-kde-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebconf-kde-dev

Dependencies

libdebconf-kde-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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