How To Install qmenu on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is qmenu

qmenu is:

qmenu allows one to create menus for textual interfaces in an easy and intuitive way. Each menu is defined in a file describing the visual appearance and the menu items using a simple syntax.

Features include options to format the menu, bindings to function keys, possibility to include submenus, show help messages and launch shell sessions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qmenu

Install qmenu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qmenu

Install qmenu 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 qmenu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmenu

How To Uninstall qmenu on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qmenu

Uninstall qmenu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmenu

Remove qmenu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qmenu

Remove qmenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmenu

Dependencies

qmenu have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6

References

• qmenu website

Summary

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