How To Install live-task-mate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-task-mate on Kali Linux. live-task-mate is Live environment support for Mate

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-task-mate on Kali Linux.

What is live-task-mate

live-task-mate is:

This metapackage installs packages and documentation to support the Debian live Mate environment.

There are three methods to install live-task-mate 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 live-task-mate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install live-task-mate using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install live-task-mate

Install live-task-mate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install live-task-mate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install live-task-mate

Install live-task-mate 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 live-task-mate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install live-task-mate

How To Uninstall live-task-mate on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the live-task-mate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove live-task-mate

Uninstall live-task-mate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove live-task-mate

Remove live-task-mate Configurations and Data

To remove live-task-mate configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge live-task-mate

Remove live-task-mate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove live-task-mate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge live-task-mate

Dependencies

live-task-mate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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