How To Install libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Kali Linux.
What is libqt5multimedia5-plugins
libqt5multimedia5-plugins is:
Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.
This package contains a set of plugins for supporting m3u, pulseaudio and GStreamer.
There are three methods to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins 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 libqt5multimedia5-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqt5multimedia5-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqt5multimedia5-pluginsInstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqt5multimedia5-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqt5multimedia5-pluginsInstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins 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 libqt5multimedia5-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqt5multimedia5-pluginsHow To Uninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libqt5multimedia5-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqt5multimedia5-pluginsUninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqt5multimedia5-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5multimedia5-pluginsRemove libqt5multimedia5-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5multimedia5-pluginsRemove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqt5multimedia5-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5multimedia5-pluginsDependencies
libqt5multimedia5-plugins have the following dependencies:
- libqt5multimedia5
- libasound2
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
- libgstreamer1.0-0
- libpulse0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5multimediagsttools5
- libqt5network5
- libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5multimedia5-plugins package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.