How To Install libqwt-qt5-6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt-qt5-6 on Kali Linux. libqwt-qt5-6 is Qt widgets library for technical applications (runtime, qt5)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt-qt5-6 on Kali Linux.

What is libqwt-qt5-6

libqwt-qt5-6 is:

The Qwt library contains Qt GUI Components and utility classes which are primarily useful for programs with a technical background. Most of these widgets are used to control or display values, arrays, or ranges of type double.

This package contains the files necessary for running applications that use the Qwt library and Qt5.

There are three methods to install libqwt-qt5-6 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 libqwt-qt5-6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqwt-qt5-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqwt-qt5-6

Install libqwt-qt5-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqwt-qt5-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqwt-qt5-6

Install libqwt-qt5-6 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 libqwt-qt5-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqwt-qt5-6

How To Uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqwt-qt5-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqwt-qt5-6

Uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqwt-qt5-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqwt-qt5-6

Remove libqwt-qt5-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libqwt-qt5-6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqwt-qt5-6

Remove libqwt-qt5-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqwt-qt5-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqwt-qt5-6

Dependencies

libqwt-qt5-6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqwt-qt5-6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.