How To Install kde-config-sddm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-sddm on Kali Linux.

What is kde-config-sddm

kde-config-sddm is:

KDE systemsettings module to configure SDDM login manager.

There are three methods to install kde-config-sddm 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 kde-config-sddm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-config-sddm

Install kde-config-sddm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kde-config-sddm

Install kde-config-sddm 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 kde-config-sddm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-sddm

How To Uninstall kde-config-sddm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kde-config-sddm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-sddm

Uninstall kde-config-sddm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-config-sddm

Remove kde-config-sddm Configurations and Data

To remove kde-config-sddm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-config-sddm

Remove kde-config-sddm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-config-sddm

Dependencies

kde-config-sddm have the following dependencies:

• qml-module-qtquick-layouts
• qml-module-qtquick2
• kio
• libc6
• libkf5archive5
• libkf5authcore5
• libkf5configcore5
• libkf5configwidgets5
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5kiowidgets5
• libkf5newstuff5
• libkf5widgetsaddons5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5quickwidgets5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• kde-config-sddm website

Summary

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