How To Install rxvt-unicode-lite on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-lite on Kali Linux.

What is rxvt-unicode-lite

rxvt-unicode-lite is:

This is a dummy transitional package transitioning rxvt-unicode-lite to rxvt-unicode. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode-lite 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 rxvt-unicode-lite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rxvt-unicode-lite

Install rxvt-unicode-lite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-lite using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rxvt-unicode-lite

Install rxvt-unicode-lite 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 rxvt-unicode-lite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rxvt-unicode-lite

How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode-lite on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode-lite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rxvt-unicode-lite

Uninstall rxvt-unicode-lite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rxvt-unicode-lite

Remove rxvt-unicode-lite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rxvt-unicode-lite

Remove rxvt-unicode-lite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rxvt-unicode-lite

Dependencies

rxvt-unicode-lite have the following dependencies:

• rxvt-unicode

References

• rxvt-unicode-lite website

Summary

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