How To Install libplank-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libplank-common

libplank-common is:

Plank is a dock enabling you to start applications and manage your windows.

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.

This package contains the architecture-independent files.

There are three methods to install libplank-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 libplank-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 libplank-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libplank-common

Install libplank-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libplank-common

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

sudo aptitude -y install libplank-common

How To Uninstall libplank-common on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libplank-common

Uninstall libplank-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplank-common

Remove libplank-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libplank-common

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

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

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

Dependencies

libplank-common have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend

References

• libplank-common website

Summary

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