How To Install libvtk6.3-qt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk6.3-qt on Kali Linux.

What is libvtk6.3-qt

libvtk6.3-qt is:

The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.

This package provides the shared libraries needed to run C++ programs that use VTK. Qt files

There are three methods to install libvtk6.3-qt 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 libvtk6.3-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvtk6.3-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvtk6.3-qt

Install libvtk6.3-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvtk6.3-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvtk6.3-qt

Install libvtk6.3-qt 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 libvtk6.3-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvtk6.3-qt

How To Uninstall libvtk6.3-qt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvtk6.3-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvtk6.3-qt

Uninstall libvtk6.3-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvtk6.3-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtk6.3-qt

Remove libvtk6.3-qt Configurations and Data

To remove libvtk6.3-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvtk6.3-qt

Remove libvtk6.3-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvtk6.3-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtk6.3-qt

Dependencies

libvtk6.3-qt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5network5
• libqt5opengl5
• libqt5webkit5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6
• libvtk6.3

References

• libvtk6.3-qt website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk6.3-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.