How To Install libqapt3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3 on Kali Linux. libqapt3 is QApt library package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3 on Kali Linux.

What is libqapt3

libqapt3 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 QApt library

There are three methods to install libqapt3 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 libqapt3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqapt3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqapt3

Install libqapt3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqapt3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqapt3

Install libqapt3 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 libqapt3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqapt3

How To Uninstall libqapt3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqapt3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqapt3

Uninstall libqapt3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqapt3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqapt3

Remove libqapt3 Configurations and Data

To remove libqapt3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqapt3

Remove libqapt3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqapt3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqapt3

Dependencies

libqapt3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.