How To Install dex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dex on Kali Linux. dex is generate and execute Application type .desktop files

Introduction

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

What is dex

dex is:

DesktopEntry eXecution implements the Freedesktop.org autostart specification, independent of any desktop or window manager environment. Applications may be filtered based on the Desktop Environment advertised in the .desktop file.

dex can also create a minimal .desktop file for a specified program.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dex

Install dex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dex

Install dex 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 dex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dex

How To Uninstall dex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dex

Uninstall dex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dex

Remove dex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dex

Remove dex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dex

Dependencies

dex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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