How To Install kpartloader on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartloader on Kali Linux. kpartloader is test tool for KParts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartloader on Kali Linux.

What is kpartloader

kpartloader is:

KPartloader is a very simple application to test loading of a KPart. KPartloader is called with a simple argument to tell which KPart to load.

KParts is a KDE core technology to embed components of one application into other applications. This application is used for testing such components during development.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

There are three methods to install kpartloader 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 kpartloader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kpartloader

Install kpartloader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kpartloader using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kpartloader

Install kpartloader 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 kpartloader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kpartloader

How To Uninstall kpartloader on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kpartloader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kpartloader

Uninstall kpartloader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpartloader

Remove kpartloader Configurations and Data

To remove kpartloader configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kpartloader

Remove kpartloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpartloader

Dependencies

kpartloader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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