How To Install lightdm-vala on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lightdm-vala on Kali Linux.

What is lightdm-vala

lightdm-vala is:

This package contains the Vala files for the lightdm display manager

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

sudo apt-get -y install lightdm-vala

Install lightdm-vala Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lightdm-vala

Install lightdm-vala 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-vala using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lightdm-vala

How To Uninstall lightdm-vala on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lightdm-vala package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lightdm-vala

Uninstall lightdm-vala And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lightdm-vala

Remove lightdm-vala Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lightdm-vala

Remove lightdm-vala configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lightdm-vala

Dependencies

lightdm-vala have the following dependencies:

References

• lightdm-vala website

Summary

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