How To Install libqxmpp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxmpp-dev on Kali Linux. libqxmpp-dev is Development files for the QXmpp library

Introduction

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

What is libqxmpp-dev

libqxmpp-dev is:

QXmpp is a cross-platform C++ XMPP library built upon Qt. It strives to be as easy to use as possible.

This package contains the development headers and libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqxmpp-dev

Install libqxmpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqxmpp-dev

Install libqxmpp-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 libqxmpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqxmpp-dev

How To Uninstall libqxmpp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqxmpp-dev

Uninstall libqxmpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqxmpp-dev

Remove libqxmpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqxmpp-dev

Remove libqxmpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqxmpp-dev

Dependencies

libqxmpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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