How To Install flatpak-tests on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-tests on Kali Linux. flatpak-tests is Application deployment framework for desktop apps (tests)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-tests on Kali Linux.

What is flatpak-tests

flatpak-tests is:

Flatpak installs, manages and runs sandboxed desktop application bundles. See the flatpak package for a more comprehensive description.

This package contains automated tests.

There are three methods to install flatpak-tests 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 flatpak-tests Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flatpak-tests

Install flatpak-tests Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flatpak-tests

Install flatpak-tests 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 flatpak-tests using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flatpak-tests

How To Uninstall flatpak-tests on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the flatpak-tests package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove flatpak-tests

Uninstall flatpak-tests And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flatpak-tests

Remove flatpak-tests Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge flatpak-tests

Remove flatpak-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flatpak-tests

Dependencies

flatpak-tests have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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