How To Install qtmir-desktop on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop on Kali Linux.
What is qtmir-desktop
qtmir-desktop is:
QtMir is a set of Qt5 components to enable one to write a Mir server with Qt. It contains a QPA (Qt Platform Abstraction) plugin which creates and manages a Mir server. It also exposes some internal Mir functionality.
This variant of the package is for GNU-based desktops.
There are three methods to install qtmir-desktop 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 qtmir-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtmir-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtmir-desktopInstall qtmir-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtmir-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtmir-desktopInstall qtmir-desktop 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtmir-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtmir-desktopHow To Uninstall qtmir-desktop on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qtmir-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtmir-desktopUninstall qtmir-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtmir-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtmir-desktopRemove qtmir-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove qtmir-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtmir-desktopRemove qtmir-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtmir-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtmir-desktopDependencies
qtmir-desktop have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libglib2.0-0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqtmirserver1
- libstdc++6
- qtbase-abi-5-15-2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtmir-desktop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.