How To Install libayatana-indicator7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator7 on Kali Linux. libayatana-indicator7 is panel indicator applet - shared library (GTK-2+ variant)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator7 on Kali Linux.

What is libayatana-indicator7

libayatana-indicator7 is:

The Ayatana Indicators library contains information to build indicators to go into modern desktops’ indicator applets.

This package contains the library itself (GTK-2+ variant).

There are three methods to install libayatana-indicator7 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 libayatana-indicator7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-indicator7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libayatana-indicator7

Install libayatana-indicator7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libayatana-indicator7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libayatana-indicator7

Install libayatana-indicator7 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 libayatana-indicator7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libayatana-indicator7

How To Uninstall libayatana-indicator7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libayatana-indicator7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libayatana-indicator7

Uninstall libayatana-indicator7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libayatana-indicator7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libayatana-indicator7

Remove libayatana-indicator7 Configurations and Data

To remove libayatana-indicator7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libayatana-indicator7

Remove libayatana-indicator7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libayatana-indicator7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libayatana-indicator7

Dependencies

libayatana-indicator7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libayatana-indicator7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.