How To Install libkf5config-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5config-dev on Kali Linux. libkf5config-dev is configuration settings framework for Qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5config-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libkf5config-dev

libkf5config-dev is:

KConfig provides an advanced configuration system. It is made of two parts: KConfigCore and KConfigGui.

KConfigCore provides access to the configuration files themselves. It features:

  • centralized definition: define your configuration in an XML file and use kconfig_compiler to generate classes to read and write configuration entries.
  • lock-down (kiosk) support.

KConfigGui provides a way to hook widgets to the configuration so that they are automatically initialized from the configuration and automatically propagate their changes to their respective configuration files.

This package is part of KDE Frameworks 5.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libkf5config-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 libkf5config-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 libkf5config-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5config-dev

Install libkf5config-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5config-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5config-dev

Install libkf5config-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 libkf5config-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5config-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5config-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkf5config-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5config-dev

Uninstall libkf5config-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5config-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5config-dev

Remove libkf5config-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5config-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5config-dev

Remove libkf5config-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5config-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5config-dev

Dependencies

libkf5config-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5config-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.