How To Install qreator on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qreator on Kali Linux. qreator is graphical utility for creating QR codes

Introduction

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

What is `qreator`

qreator is:

Qreator enables you to easily create your own QR codes to encode different
types of information in an efficient, compact and cool way.

Qreator supports creating the following kinds of QR codes:

Business card
Geolocation
Phone call/SMS
Text
URL
Wi-Fi network

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qreator

Install qreator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qreator

Install qreator 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 qreator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qreator

How To Uninstall qreator on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qreator

Uninstall qreator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qreator

Remove qreator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qreator

Remove qreator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qreator

Dependencies

qreator have the following dependencies:

References

qreator website

Summary

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