How To Install libqscintilla2-qt5-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqscintilla2-qt5-dev on Kali Linux. libqscintilla2-qt5-dev is Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt5, development files

Introduction

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

What is libqscintilla2-qt5-dev

libqscintilla2-qt5-dev 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 development headers needed when developing C++ applications that use QScintilla 2 and Qt 5.

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

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

Install libqscintilla2-qt5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-dev

Install libqscintilla2-qt5-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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqscintilla2-qt5-dev

How To Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqscintilla2-qt5-dev

Uninstall libqscintilla2-qt5-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libqscintilla2-qt5-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqscintilla2-qt5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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