How To Install lxhotkey-data on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-data on Kali Linux. lxhotkey-data is LXHotkey keyboard shortcuts configurator (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxhotkey-data on Kali Linux.

What is lxhotkey-data

lxhotkey-data is:

LXHotkey is an universal application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) which allows view and change global keyboard shortcuts for Window Manager actions, including ones to start applications.

This package contains internationalization files.

There are three methods to install lxhotkey-data 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 lxhotkey-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxhotkey-data

Install lxhotkey-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxhotkey-data

Install lxhotkey-data 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 lxhotkey-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxhotkey-data

How To Uninstall lxhotkey-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxhotkey-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxhotkey-data

Uninstall lxhotkey-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxhotkey-data

Remove lxhotkey-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxhotkey-data

Remove lxhotkey-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxhotkey-data

Dependencies

lxhotkey-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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