How To Install virtualbox-qt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-qt on Kali Linux.
What is virtualbox-qt
virtualbox-qt is:
VirtualBox is a free x86 virtualization solution allowing a wide range of x86 operating systems such as Windows, DOS, BSD or Linux to run on a Linux system.
This package provides the Qt based graphical user interface for VirtualBox.
There are three methods to install virtualbox-qt 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 virtualbox-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-qtInstall virtualbox-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install virtualbox-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtualbox-qtInstall virtualbox-qt 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 virtualbox-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtualbox-qtHow To Uninstall virtualbox-qt on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the virtualbox-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-qtUninstall virtualbox-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtualbox-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualbox-qtRemove virtualbox-qt Configurations and Data
To remove virtualbox-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtualbox-qtRemove virtualbox-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtualbox-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualbox-qtDependencies
virtualbox-qt have the following dependencies:
- virtualbox
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5opengl5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxcb1
- libxext6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualbox-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
