How To Install lxqt-policykit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-policykit on Kali Linux. lxqt-policykit is LXQt authentication agent for PolicyKit

Introduction

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

What is lxqt-policykit

lxqt-policykit is:

The lxqt-policykit D-Bus session bus service that is used to bring up authentication dialogs used for obtaining privileges.

This package contains the LXQt policy kit authentication agent.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-policykit

Install lxqt-policykit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxqt-policykit

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

sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-policykit

How To Uninstall lxqt-policykit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lxqt-policykit

Uninstall lxqt-policykit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-policykit

Remove lxqt-policykit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-policykit

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

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

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

Dependencies

lxqt-policykit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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