How To Install libfm-qt8 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt8 on Kali Linux. libfm-qt8 is file management support for pcmanfm-qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt8 on Kali Linux.

What is libfm-qt8

libfm-qt8 is:

Libfm-Qt is a companion library providing components to build desktop file managers.

This package contains helper library libfm-qt for pcmanfm-qt.

There are three methods to install libfm-qt8 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 libfm-qt8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt8

Install libfm-qt8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfm-qt8

Install libfm-qt8 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 libfm-qt8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt8

How To Uninstall libfm-qt8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfm-qt8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt8

Uninstall libfm-qt8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfm-qt8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt8

Remove libfm-qt8 Configurations and Data

To remove libfm-qt8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt8

Remove libfm-qt8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfm-qt8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt8

Dependencies

libfm-qt8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.