How To Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Kali Linux.

What is lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings is:

A simple configuration utility for the LightDM GTK+ Greeter. All configuration options available in the greeter are exposed and easily manipulated using this tool.

There are three methods to install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 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 lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 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 lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

How To Uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings Configurations and Data

To remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

Dependencies

lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings website

Summary

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