How To Install afterstep-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is afterstep-data

afterstep-data is:

AfterStep is a window manager based on FVWM which attempts to emulate the NEXTSTEP look and feel, while retaining the configurability of its predecessor. Note that this window manager makes extensive use of the color palette. If you have only an 8-bit color display, it will run as packaged, but you may want to modify the configuration to use fewer colors.

The package contains data and configuration files needed by AfterStep.

There are three methods to install afterstep-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 afterstep-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 afterstep-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install afterstep-data

Install afterstep-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install afterstep-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install afterstep-data

How To Uninstall afterstep-data on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove afterstep-data

Uninstall afterstep-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove afterstep-data

Remove afterstep-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge afterstep-data

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

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

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

Dependencies

afterstep-data have the following dependencies:

• fonts-freefont-ttf
• sensible-utils
• ucf

References

• afterstep-data website

Summary

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