How To Install qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux.

What is qtsystems5-tools

qtsystems5-tools is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package contains the sfwlisten and servicefw tools for Qt 5 Systems module.

WARNING: This module is not an official part of Qt 5, but instead a git snapshot of an ongoing development. The package is very likely to change in a binary incompatible way, and no guarantees are given.

There are three methods to install qtsystems5-tools 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 qtsystems5-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtsystems5-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtsystems5-tools

Install qtsystems5-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtsystems5-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtsystems5-tools

Install qtsystems5-tools 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 qtsystems5-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtsystems5-tools

How To Uninstall qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qtsystems5-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtsystems5-tools

Uninstall qtsystems5-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtsystems5-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtsystems5-tools

Remove qtsystems5-tools Configurations and Data

To remove qtsystems5-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtsystems5-tools

Remove qtsystems5-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtsystems5-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtsystems5-tools

Dependencies

qtsystems5-tools have the following dependencies:

• libqt5publishsubscribe5
• libqt5serviceframework5
• libqt5systeminfo5
• libc6
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5network5
• libstdc++6

References

• qtsystems5-tools website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsystems5-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.