How To Install plasma-framework on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-framework on Kali Linux.
What is plasma-framework
plasma-framework is:
Plasma library and runtime components based upon KF5 and Qt 5.
There are three methods to install plasma-framework 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 plasma-framework Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install plasma-framework using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install plasma-frameworkInstall plasma-framework Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install plasma-framework using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install plasma-frameworkInstall plasma-framework 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install plasma-framework using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install plasma-frameworkHow To Uninstall plasma-framework on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the plasma-framework package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove plasma-frameworkUninstall plasma-framework And Its Dependencies
To uninstall plasma-framework and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove plasma-frameworkRemove plasma-framework Configurations and Data
To remove plasma-framework configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge plasma-frameworkRemove plasma-framework configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove plasma-framework configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plasma-frameworkDependencies
plasma-framework have the following dependencies:
- qml-module-org-kde-kconfig
- qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols
- qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons
- qml-module-qtqml-models2
- qml-module-qtquick-controls
- qml-module-qtquick-controls2
- qml-module-qtquick-templates2
- kio
- kpackagetool5
- libc6
- libegl1
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libkf5activities5
- libkf5calendarevents5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5declarative5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5iconthemes5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5package5
- libkf5plasma5
- libkf5plasmaquick5
- libkf5quickaddons5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5windowsystem5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5qml5
- libqt5quick5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxcb-composite0
- libxcb-damage0
- libxcb-render0
- libxcb1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-framework package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.