How To Install choosewm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install choosewm on Kali Linux.

What is choosewm

choosewm is:

When installed, this package installs a x-session-manager alternative allowing the user to choose the window manager. The list is taken by default from everything installing a window manager option in the Debian menu system, but the administrator or user can add or remove items via config files.

There are three methods to install choosewm 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 choosewm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install choosewm

Install choosewm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install choosewm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install choosewm

Install choosewm 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 choosewm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install choosewm

How To Uninstall choosewm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the choosewm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove choosewm

Uninstall choosewm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove choosewm

Remove choosewm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge choosewm

Remove choosewm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge choosewm

Dependencies

choosewm have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0

References

• choosewm website

Summary

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