How To Install kde-plasma-desktop on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-plasma-desktop on Kali Linux.
What is kde-plasma-desktop
kde-plasma-desktop is:
KDE is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop platform and suite of applications.
This metapackage pulls in the core modules released with the KDE Software Compilation including the basic KDE Plasma Desktop, minimal set of basic applications (browser, file manager, text editor, system settings, panel, etc.), important libraries and data.
There are three methods to install kde-plasma-desktop 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-plasma-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kde-plasma-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-plasma-desktopInstall kde-plasma-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kde-plasma-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-plasma-desktopInstall kde-plasma-desktop 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kde-plasma-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-plasma-desktopHow To Uninstall kde-plasma-desktop on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kde-plasma-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-plasma-desktopUninstall kde-plasma-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-plasma-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-plasma-desktopRemove kde-plasma-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove kde-plasma-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-plasma-desktopRemove kde-plasma-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-plasma-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-plasma-desktopDependencies
kde-plasma-desktop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-plasma-desktop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.