How To Install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer on Kali Linux. libqscintilla2-qt5-designer is Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2

Introduction

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

What is libqscintilla2-qt5-designer

libqscintilla2-qt5-designer 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.

This package contains a plugin to use the QScintilla 2 widget in the Qt5 UI Designer.

There are three methods to install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer 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-designer 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-designer using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-designer

How To Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-designer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqscintilla2-qt5-designer

Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-designer And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libqscintilla2-qt5-designer Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqscintilla2-qt5-designer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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