How To Install qtpdf5-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpdf5-dev on Kali Linux. qtpdf5-dev is Qt 5 PDF library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpdf5-dev on Kali Linux.

What is qtpdf5-dev

qtpdf5-dev is:

The Qt PDF module contains classes and functions for rendering PDF documents.

This package contains the development files needed to build Qt 5 applications using Qt PDF library.

There are three methods to install qtpdf5-dev 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 qtpdf5-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtpdf5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtpdf5-dev

Install qtpdf5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtpdf5-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtpdf5-dev

Install qtpdf5-dev 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 qtpdf5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtpdf5-dev

How To Uninstall qtpdf5-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qtpdf5-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtpdf5-dev

Uninstall qtpdf5-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtpdf5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtpdf5-dev

Remove qtpdf5-dev Configurations and Data

To remove qtpdf5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtpdf5-dev

Remove qtpdf5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtpdf5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtpdf5-dev

Dependencies

qtpdf5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtpdf5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.