How To Install qtwayland5 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5 on Kali Linux.
What is qtwayland5
qtwayland5 is:
QtWayland is a Qt 5 module that wraps the functionality of Wayland.
This package contains the QtWayland platform plugin, which allows users to run Qt 5 applications under Wayland, and the qtwaylandscanner binary.
There are three methods to install qtwayland5 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 qtwayland5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtwayland5Install qtwayland5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtwayland5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtwayland5Install qtwayland5 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 qtwayland5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtwayland5How To Uninstall qtwayland5 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qtwayland5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtwayland5Uninstall qtwayland5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtwayland5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtwayland5Remove qtwayland5 Configurations and Data
To remove qtwayland5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtwayland5Remove qtwayland5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtwayland5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtwayland5Dependencies
qtwayland5 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libegl1
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5waylandclient5
- libqt5waylandcompositor5
- libstdc++6
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-egl1
- libwayland-server0
- libx11-6
- libxcomposite1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtwayland5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.