How To Install debconf-kde-helper on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-kde-helper on Kali Linux. debconf-kde-helper is Debconf KDE GUI frontend tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-kde-helper on Kali Linux.

What is debconf-kde-helper

debconf-kde-helper is:

Debconf KDE is a GUI library for including Debconf frontends in Qt-based applications. Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages, which is used to ask questions when they are installed. This library is written in C++ and used by Apper and Muon to embed Debconf dialogs.

This package contains a small standalone tool to display a KDE Debconf dialog without linking against the Debconf KDE library.

There are three methods to install debconf-kde-helper 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 debconf-kde-helper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install debconf-kde-helper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install debconf-kde-helper

Install debconf-kde-helper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install debconf-kde-helper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install debconf-kde-helper

Install debconf-kde-helper 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 debconf-kde-helper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debconf-kde-helper

How To Uninstall debconf-kde-helper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the debconf-kde-helper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debconf-kde-helper

Uninstall debconf-kde-helper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-kde-helper

Remove debconf-kde-helper Configurations and Data

To remove debconf-kde-helper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-kde-helper

Remove debconf-kde-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove debconf-kde-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-kde-helper

Dependencies

debconf-kde-helper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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