How To Install libkf5solid-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid-bin on Kali Linux. libkf5solid-bin is Qt library to query and control hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libkf5solid-bin

libkf5solid-bin is:

Solid is a device integration framework. It provides a way of querying and interacting with hardware independently of the underlying operating system.

Solid is part of KDE Frameworks 5.

This package contains the solid-hardware5 tool.

There are three methods to install libkf5solid-bin 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 libkf5solid-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5solid-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5solid-bin

Install libkf5solid-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5solid-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5solid-bin

Install libkf5solid-bin 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 libkf5solid-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5solid-bin

How To Uninstall libkf5solid-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libkf5solid-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5solid-bin

Uninstall libkf5solid-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5solid-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5solid-bin

Remove libkf5solid-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5solid-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5solid-bin

Remove libkf5solid-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5solid-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5solid-bin

Dependencies

libkf5solid-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5solid-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.