How To Install libafterstep1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafterstep1 on Kali Linux.

What is libafterstep1

libafterstep1 is:

AfterStep is a window manager based on FVWM which attempts to emulate the NEXTSTEP look and feel, while retaining the configurability of its predecessor. Note that this window manager makes extensive use of the color palette. If you have only an 8-bit color display, it will run as packaged, but you may want to modify the configuration to use fewer colors.

This package contains runtime libraries needed by AfterStep.

There are three methods to install libafterstep1 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 libafterstep1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libafterstep1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libafterstep1

Install libafterstep1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libafterstep1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libafterstep1

Install libafterstep1 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 libafterstep1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libafterstep1

How To Uninstall libafterstep1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libafterstep1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libafterstep1

Uninstall libafterstep1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libafterstep1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libafterstep1

Remove libafterstep1 Configurations and Data

To remove libafterstep1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libafterstep1

Remove libafterstep1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libafterstep1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libafterstep1

Dependencies

libafterstep1 have the following dependencies:

• sensible-utils
• libafterimage0
• libc6
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxinerama1

References

• libafterstep1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libafterstep1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.