How To Install qbs-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qbs-common on Kali Linux.

What is qbs-common

qbs-common is:

Qbs is a general purpose cross-platform build tool that aims at fast and correct incremental builds. It features a project description language that is similar to QML.

This package contains Qbs shared static files.

There are three methods to install qbs-common 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 qbs-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qbs-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qbs-common

Install qbs-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qbs-common

Install qbs-common 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 qbs-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qbs-common

How To Uninstall qbs-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qbs-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qbs-common

Uninstall qbs-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qbs-common

Remove qbs-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qbs-common

Remove qbs-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qbs-common

Dependencies

qbs-common have the following dependencies:

References

• qbs-common website

Summary

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