How To Install qtcurve on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtcurve on Kali Linux. qtcurve is unified widget styles for Qt and GTK+ applications (metapackage)

Introduction

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

What is qtcurve

qtcurve is:

This package installs all packages related with QtCurve.

QtCurve is a set of widget styles for Qt and GTK+ libraries. It provides a consistent look between KDE, GNOME and other applications based on these libraries, which is easy on the eyes and visually pleasing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtcurve

Install qtcurve Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtcurve

Install qtcurve 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 qtcurve using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtcurve

How To Uninstall qtcurve on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qtcurve

Uninstall qtcurve And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtcurve

Remove qtcurve Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qtcurve

Remove qtcurve configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtcurve

Dependencies

qtcurve have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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