How To Install libexo-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexo-common on Kali Linux.

What is libexo-common

libexo-common is:

libexo is a library for Xfce that contains a bunch of additional widgets and a framework for editable toolbars (an improved version of the framework present in GNOME), light-weight session management support, functions to automatically synchronize object properties (based on GObject Binding Properties) and several miscellaneous utility and helper functions for application developers.

This package contains the common files in use by exo library. It ships desktop files and documentation.

There are three methods to install libexo-common 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 libexo-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libexo-common

Install libexo-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libexo-common

Install libexo-common 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 libexo-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexo-common

How To Uninstall libexo-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexo-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexo-common

Uninstall libexo-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexo-common

Remove libexo-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libexo-common

Remove libexo-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexo-common

Dependencies

libexo-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libexo-common website

Summary

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