How To Install libpoppler-qt5-1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpoppler-qt5-1

libpoppler-qt5-1 is:

Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.

This package provides the Qt 5 based shared library for applications using the Qt 5 interface to Poppler.

There are three methods to install libpoppler-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 libpoppler-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 libpoppler-qt5-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libpoppler-qt5-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpoppler-qt5-1

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-qt5-1

How To Uninstall libpoppler-qt5-1 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-qt5-1

Uninstall libpoppler-qt5-1 And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libpoppler-qt5-1 Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpoppler-qt5-1 have the following dependencies:

• libpoppler102
• libc6
• libfreetype6
• liblcms2-2
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5xml5
• libstdc++6

References

• libpoppler-qt5-1 website

Summary

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