How To Install libqapt-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libqapt-dev
libqapt-dev is:
LibQApt is a Qt wrapper around the libapt-pkg library as well as an APT implementation using libapt-pkg. The aim is to provide a sane API for package management to ease the development of package managers written in Qt and C++
This package contains the development headers for the QApt library
There are three methods to install libqapt-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 libqapt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqapt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqapt-devInstall libqapt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqapt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqapt-devInstall libqapt-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 libqapt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqapt-devHow To Uninstall libqapt-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libqapt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqapt-devUninstall libqapt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqapt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqapt-devRemove libqapt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqapt-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqapt-devRemove libqapt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqapt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqapt-devDependencies
libqapt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
