How To Install libqwt-qt5-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libqwt-qt5-dev

libqwt-qt5-dev 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 Qwt development files for Qt5.

There are three methods to install libqwt-qt5-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libqwt-qt5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqwt-qt5-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqwt-qt5-dev

How To Uninstall libqwt-qt5-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqwt-qt5-dev

Uninstall libqwt-qt5-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libqwt-qt5-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqwt-qt5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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