How To Install libmpris-qt5-1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpris-qt5-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libmpris-qt5-1

libmpris-qt5-1 is:

qtmpris is a library which implement the MPRIS v.2 specification.

The MPRIS ( Media Player Remote Interfacing Specification ) is a standard D-Bus interface which aims to provide a common programmatic API for controlling media players.

This package contains the header files of qtmpris.

There are three methods to install libmpris-qt5-1 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 libmpris-qt5-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpris-qt5-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmpris-qt5-1

Install libmpris-qt5-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpris-qt5-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmpris-qt5-1

Install libmpris-qt5-1 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 libmpris-qt5-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmpris-qt5-1

How To Uninstall libmpris-qt5-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmpris-qt5-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmpris-qt5-1

Uninstall libmpris-qt5-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmpris-qt5-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpris-qt5-1

Remove libmpris-qt5-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmpris-qt5-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmpris-qt5-1

Remove libmpris-qt5-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmpris-qt5-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpris-qt5-1

Dependencies

libmpris-qt5-1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdbusextended-qt5-1
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5dbus5
• libqt5qml5
• libstdc++6

References

• libmpris-qt5-1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpris-qt5-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.