How To Install apt-config-icons-hidpi on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-config-icons-hidpi on Kali Linux.

What is apt-config-icons-hidpi

apt-config-icons-hidpi is:

This package contains an APT configuration snippet that enables the download of an icon tarball containing application icons for display in software centers. Icons get downloaded directly from the archive via regular cache updates, and match the software currently available in the respective archive suites.

This snippet enables icons in the size of 64x64@2, that are suitable for HiDPI displays.

There are three methods to install apt-config-icons-hidpi 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 apt-config-icons-hidpi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-config-icons-hidpi

Install apt-config-icons-hidpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-config-icons-hidpi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apt-config-icons-hidpi

Install apt-config-icons-hidpi 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 apt-config-icons-hidpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-config-icons-hidpi

How To Uninstall apt-config-icons-hidpi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apt-config-icons-hidpi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-config-icons-hidpi

Uninstall apt-config-icons-hidpi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apt-config-icons-hidpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-config-icons-hidpi

Remove apt-config-icons-hidpi Configurations and Data

To remove apt-config-icons-hidpi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-config-icons-hidpi

Remove apt-config-icons-hidpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apt-config-icons-hidpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-config-icons-hidpi

Dependencies

apt-config-icons-hidpi have the following dependencies:

• apt-config-icons

References

• apt-config-icons-hidpi website

Summary

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