How To Install libfm-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-tools on Kali Linux. libfm-tools is file management support (utilities)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libfm-tools

libfm-tools is:

LibFM provides file management functions built on top of Glib/GIO giving a convenient higher-level API.

This package contains applications libfm-pref-apps and lxshortcut.

There are three methods to install libfm-tools 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 libfm-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-tools

Install libfm-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfm-tools

Install libfm-tools 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 libfm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-tools

How To Uninstall libfm-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfm-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-tools

Uninstall libfm-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-tools

Remove libfm-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-tools

Remove libfm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-tools

Dependencies

libfm-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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