How To Install backintime-qt4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt4 on Kali Linux. backintime-qt4 is Qt 4 front-end for backintime (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt4 on Kali Linux.

What is backintime-qt4

backintime-qt4 is:

This is a transitional package and can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install backintime-qt4 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 backintime-qt4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install backintime-qt4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install backintime-qt4

Install backintime-qt4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install backintime-qt4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install backintime-qt4

Install backintime-qt4 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 backintime-qt4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install backintime-qt4

How To Uninstall backintime-qt4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the backintime-qt4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove backintime-qt4

Uninstall backintime-qt4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall backintime-qt4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove backintime-qt4

Remove backintime-qt4 Configurations and Data

To remove backintime-qt4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge backintime-qt4

Remove backintime-qt4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove backintime-qt4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge backintime-qt4

Dependencies

backintime-qt4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install backintime-qt4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.