How To Install qlcplus-data on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qlcplus-data on Kali Linux. qlcplus-data is Control DMX or analog lighting systems (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qlcplus-data on Kali Linux.

What is qlcplus-data

qlcplus-data is:

Q Light Controller Plus is a software lighting desk for controlling DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners.

This project is a fork of the great QLC project written by Heikki Junnila that aims to continue the QLC development and to introduce new features. The primary goal is to bring QLC+ at the level of other lighting control commercial software.

This package contains architecture-independent data files.

There are three methods to install qlcplus-data 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 qlcplus-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qlcplus-data

Install qlcplus-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qlcplus-data

Install qlcplus-data 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 qlcplus-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qlcplus-data

How To Uninstall qlcplus-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qlcplus-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qlcplus-data

Uninstall qlcplus-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qlcplus-data

Remove qlcplus-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qlcplus-data

Remove qlcplus-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qlcplus-data

Dependencies

qlcplus-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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