How To Install lxqt-globalkeys on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-globalkeys on Kali Linux. lxqt-globalkeys is daemon used to register global keyboard shortcuts (appl.)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-globalkeys on Kali Linux.

What is lxqt-globalkeys

lxqt-globalkeys is:

LXQt globalkey is providing tools to set global keyboard shortcuts in LXQt sessions, that is shortcuts which apply to the LXQt session as a whole and are not limited to distinct applications.

This package contain the program files for LXQt globalskeys.

There are three methods to install lxqt-globalkeys 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 lxqt-globalkeys Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-globalkeys

Install lxqt-globalkeys Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxqt-globalkeys

Install lxqt-globalkeys 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 lxqt-globalkeys using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-globalkeys

How To Uninstall lxqt-globalkeys on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxqt-globalkeys package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxqt-globalkeys

Uninstall lxqt-globalkeys And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-globalkeys

Remove lxqt-globalkeys Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-globalkeys

Remove lxqt-globalkeys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-globalkeys

Dependencies

lxqt-globalkeys have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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