How To Install libktorrent-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libktorrent-dev
libktorrent-dev is:
The KTorrent library is a C++ / Qt 5 / KDE Frameworks based implementation of the BitTorrent protocol (mostly client side).
This package contains header files, CMake modules and other files needed for developing and compiling/linking which use the KTorrent library.
There are three methods to install libktorrent-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 libktorrent-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libktorrent-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libktorrent-devInstall libktorrent-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libktorrent-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libktorrent-devInstall libktorrent-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libktorrent-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libktorrent-devHow To Uninstall libktorrent-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libktorrent-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libktorrent-devUninstall libktorrent-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libktorrent-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libktorrent-devRemove libktorrent-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libktorrent-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libktorrent-devRemove libktorrent-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libktorrent-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libktorrent-devDependencies
libktorrent-dev have the following dependencies:
- libkf5torrent6abi1
- qtbase5-dev
- libkf5archive-dev
- libkf5config-dev
- libkf5kio-dev
- libboost-dev
- libgmp-dev
- libgcrypt20-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libktorrent-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.