How To Install libqt5sql5-tds on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5sql5-tds on Kali Linux.

What is libqt5sql5-tds

libqt5sql5-tds is:

This package contains the FreeTDS plugin for Qt 5.

Install it if you intend to use or write Qt programs that are to access a MS SQL or Sybase SQL server.

There are three methods to install libqt5sql5-tds 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 libqt5sql5-tds Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5sql5-tds using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqt5sql5-tds

Install libqt5sql5-tds Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqt5sql5-tds using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqt5sql5-tds

Install libqt5sql5-tds 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 libqt5sql5-tds using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqt5sql5-tds

How To Uninstall libqt5sql5-tds on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqt5sql5-tds package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqt5sql5-tds

Uninstall libqt5sql5-tds And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqt5sql5-tds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqt5sql5-tds

Remove libqt5sql5-tds Configurations and Data

To remove libqt5sql5-tds configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqt5sql5-tds

Remove libqt5sql5-tds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqt5sql5-tds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqt5sql5-tds

Dependencies

libqt5sql5-tds have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5sql5
• libstdc++6
• libsybdb5
• qtbase-abi-5-15-2

References

• libqt5sql5-tds website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqt5sql5-tds package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.