How To Install qutebrowser-qtwebengine on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qutebrowser-qtwebengine on Kali Linux. qutebrowser-qtwebengine is QtWebEngine backend dependency package for qutebrowser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qutebrowser-qtwebengine on Kali Linux.

What is qutebrowser-qtwebengine

qutebrowser-qtwebengine is:

qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. It’s based on Python and PyQt5 and was inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

This package contains all the required dependencies to use qutebrowser with the QtWebEngine backend.

There are three methods to install qutebrowser-qtwebengine 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 qutebrowser-qtwebengine Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Install qutebrowser-qtwebengine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Install qutebrowser-qtwebengine 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 qutebrowser-qtwebengine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qutebrowser-qtwebengine

How To Uninstall qutebrowser-qtwebengine on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qutebrowser-qtwebengine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Uninstall qutebrowser-qtwebengine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Remove qutebrowser-qtwebengine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Remove qutebrowser-qtwebengine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qutebrowser-qtwebengine

Dependencies

qutebrowser-qtwebengine have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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