How To Install libqapt3-runtime on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3-runtime on Kali Linux.
What is libqapt3-runtime
libqapt3-runtime 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 runtime components necessary for applications using the QApt library to run.
There are three methods to install libqapt3-runtime 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-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqapt3-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqapt3-runtimeInstall libqapt3-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqapt3-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqapt3-runtimeInstall libqapt3-runtime 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 libqapt3-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqapt3-runtimeHow To Uninstall libqapt3-runtime on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libqapt3-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqapt3-runtimeUninstall libqapt3-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqapt3-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqapt3-runtimeRemove libqapt3-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove libqapt3-runtime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqapt3-runtimeRemove libqapt3-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqapt3-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqapt3-runtimeDependencies
libqapt3-runtime have the following dependencies:
- polkit-kde-agent-1
- libapt-pkg6.0
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libpolkit-qt5-1-1
- libqapt3
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqapt3-runtime package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.