How To Install qimgv on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qimgv on Kali Linux.

What is qimgv

qimgv is:

Qimgv is an image viewer written in Qt5. It is fast, configurable and easy to use. It also provides optional video support.

There are three methods to install qimgv 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 qimgv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qimgv

Install qimgv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qimgv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qimgv

Install qimgv 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 qimgv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qimgv

How To Uninstall qimgv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qimgv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qimgv

Uninstall qimgv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qimgv

Remove qimgv Configurations and Data

To remove qimgv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qimgv

Remove qimgv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qimgv

Dependencies

qimgv have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libexiv2-27
• libgcc-s1
• libmpv1
• libopencv-core4.5
• libopencv-imgproc4.5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• qimgv website

Summary

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