How To Install qapt-deb-installer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qapt-deb-installer on Kali Linux. qapt-deb-installer is tool for installing deb files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qapt-deb-installer on Kali Linux.

What is `qapt-deb-installer`

qapt-deb-installer is:

QApt is a collection of tools and a library providing a wrapper around
APT. The intention is to ease the use of APT in Qt-based programs.

The QApt deb installer allows you to install local .deb files. The QApt Deb
Installer resolves and downloads dependencies. The APT package manager does
the same, but only for remote packages.

There are three methods to install qapt-deb-installer 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 qapt-deb-installer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qapt-deb-installer

Install qapt-deb-installer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qapt-deb-installer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qapt-deb-installer

Install qapt-deb-installer 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 qapt-deb-installer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qapt-deb-installer

How To Uninstall qapt-deb-installer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qapt-deb-installer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qapt-deb-installer

Uninstall qapt-deb-installer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qapt-deb-installer

Remove qapt-deb-installer Configurations and Data

To remove qapt-deb-installer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qapt-deb-installer

Remove qapt-deb-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qapt-deb-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qapt-deb-installer

Dependencies

qapt-deb-installer have the following dependencies:

References

qapt-deb-installer website

Summary

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