How To Install libqt5pdf5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5pdf5 on Kali Linux.

What is libqt5pdf5

libqt5pdf5 is:

The Qt PDF module contains classes and functions for rendering PDF documents.

This package contains the Qt PDF library.

There are three methods to install libqt5pdf5 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 libqt5pdf5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5pdf5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5pdf5

Install libqt5pdf5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5pdf5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5pdf5

Install libqt5pdf5 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 libqt5pdf5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5pdf5

How To Uninstall libqt5pdf5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqt5pdf5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5pdf5

Uninstall libqt5pdf5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5pdf5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5pdf5

Remove libqt5pdf5 Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5pdf5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5pdf5

Remove libqt5pdf5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5pdf5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5pdf5

Dependencies

libqt5pdf5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfreetype6
• libjpeg62-turbo
• liblcms2-2
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5network5
• libstdc++6
• qtbase-abi-5-15-2
• zlib1g

References

• libqt5pdf5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5pdf5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.