How To Install baloo-kf5-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo-kf5-dev on Kali Linux. baloo-kf5-dev is framework for searching and managing metadata devel files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo-kf5-dev on Kali Linux.

What is baloo-kf5-dev

baloo-kf5-dev is:

A framework for searching and managing metadata in KDE Software.

Baloo is part of the KDE Plasma desktop.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install baloo-kf5-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 baloo-kf5-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 baloo-kf5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install baloo-kf5-dev

Install baloo-kf5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install baloo-kf5-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install baloo-kf5-dev

Install baloo-kf5-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 baloo-kf5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install baloo-kf5-dev

How To Uninstall baloo-kf5-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the baloo-kf5-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove baloo-kf5-dev

Uninstall baloo-kf5-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall baloo-kf5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove baloo-kf5-dev

Remove baloo-kf5-dev Configurations and Data

To remove baloo-kf5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge baloo-kf5-dev

Remove baloo-kf5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove baloo-kf5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baloo-kf5-dev

Dependencies

baloo-kf5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo-kf5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.