How To Install gtk-layer-shell-examples on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-layer-shell-examples on Kali Linux.

What is gtk-layer-shell-examples

gtk-layer-shell-examples is:

A library to write GTK applications that use Layer Shell. This library only makes sense on Wayland compositors that support Layer Shell, and will not work on X11. It supports all Layer Shell features including popups and popovers (GTK popups Just Work??). Please open issues for any bugs you come across.

This package contains the example files and a demonstration program.

There are three methods to install gtk-layer-shell-examples 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 gtk-layer-shell-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk-layer-shell-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-layer-shell-examples

Install gtk-layer-shell-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk-layer-shell-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtk-layer-shell-examples

Install gtk-layer-shell-examples 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 gtk-layer-shell-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-layer-shell-examples

How To Uninstall gtk-layer-shell-examples on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gtk-layer-shell-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-layer-shell-examples

Uninstall gtk-layer-shell-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-layer-shell-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-layer-shell-examples

Remove gtk-layer-shell-examples Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-layer-shell-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-layer-shell-examples

Remove gtk-layer-shell-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtk-layer-shell-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-layer-shell-examples

Dependencies

gtk-layer-shell-examples have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libgtk-layer-shell0

References

• gtk-layer-shell-examples website

Summary

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