How To Install libquotient0.6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquotient0.6 on Kali Linux.

What is libquotient0.6

libquotient0.6 is:

libQuotient is a Qt5-based library to make IM clients for the Matrix protocol. It is the backbone of Quaternion, Spectral and some other projects.

There are three methods to install libquotient0.6 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 libquotient0.6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libquotient0.6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquotient0.6

Install libquotient0.6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquotient0.6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquotient0.6

Install libquotient0.6 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 libquotient0.6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquotient0.6

How To Uninstall libquotient0.6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libquotient0.6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquotient0.6

Uninstall libquotient0.6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquotient0.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquotient0.6

Remove libquotient0.6 Configurations and Data

To remove libquotient0.6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquotient0.6

Remove libquotient0.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquotient0.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquotient0.6

Dependencies

libquotient0.6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5multimedia5
• libqt5network5
• libstdc++6

References

• libquotient0.6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquotient0.6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.