How To Install lxqt-panel on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-panel on Kali Linux.
What is lxqt-panel
lxqt-panel is:
The LXQt desktop panel
This package contain the LXQt panel.
There are three methods to install lxqt-panel 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-panel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxqt-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-panelInstall lxqt-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxqt-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt-panelInstall lxqt-panel 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxqt-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-panelHow To Uninstall lxqt-panel on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lxqt-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt-panelUninstall lxqt-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-panelRemove lxqt-panel Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt-panel configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-panelRemove lxqt-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-panelDependencies
lxqt-panel have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libc6
- libdbusmenu-qt5-2
- libkf5solid5
- libkf5windowsystem5
- liblxqt-globalkeys-ui0
- liblxqt-globalkeys0
- liblxqt0
- libpulse0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libqt5xdg3
- libqt5xml5
- libsensors5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-panel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
