How To Install qlcplus on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qlcplus on Kali Linux. qlcplus is Control DMX or analog lighting systems

Introduction

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

What is `qlcplus`

qlcplus is:

Q Light Controller Plus is a software lighting desk for controlling
DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners.

This project is a fork of the great QLC project written by Heikki Junnila
that aims to continue the QLC development and to introduce new features. The
primary goal is to bring QLC+ at the level of other lighting control commercial
software.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qlcplus

Install qlcplus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qlcplus

Install qlcplus 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 qlcplus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qlcplus

How To Uninstall qlcplus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qlcplus

Uninstall qlcplus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qlcplus

Remove qlcplus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qlcplus

Remove qlcplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qlcplus

Dependencies

qlcplus have the following dependencies:

References

qlcplus website

Summary

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