How To Install obconf-qt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install obconf-qt on Kali Linux. obconf-qt is Openbox configuration with a Qt interface

Introduction

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

What is obconf-qt

obconf-qt is:

obconf-qt is an utility to configure openbox with a Qt interface.

This package contain the application files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install obconf-qt

Install obconf-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obconf-qt

Install obconf-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 obconf-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obconf-qt

How To Uninstall obconf-qt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the obconf-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obconf-qt

Uninstall obconf-qt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obconf-qt

Remove obconf-qt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obconf-qt

Remove obconf-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obconf-qt

Dependencies

obconf-qt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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