How To Install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 on Kali Linux.

What is libqscintilla2-qt5-15

libqscintilla2-qt5-15 is:

QScintilla is a text editor for Qt5 with features especially useful when writing and debugging source code. These include support for syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, call tips and margins.

Styling choices are more open than with many editors, allowing the use of proportional fonts, bold and italics, multiple foreground and background colours and multiple fonts.

There are three methods to install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 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 libqscintilla2-qt5-15 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 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 libqscintilla2-qt5-15 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-15

How To Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-15 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqscintilla2-qt5-15 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-15 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-15 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Remove libqscintilla2-qt5-15 Configurations and Data

To remove libqscintilla2-qt5-15 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Remove libqscintilla2-qt5-15 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqscintilla2-qt5-15 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqscintilla2-qt5-15

Dependencies

libqscintilla2-qt5-15 have the following dependencies:

• libqscintilla2-qt5-l10n
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5printsupport5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• libqscintilla2-qt5-15 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-qt5-15 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.