How To Install lxqt-runner on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner on Kali Linux.
What is lxqt-runner
lxqt-runner is:
The LXQt runner provides a GUI that comes up on the desktop and allows for launching applications, doing some math or shutting down the system.
This package contain LXQt runner.
There are three methods to install lxqt-runner 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-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxqt-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-runnerInstall lxqt-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxqt-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt-runnerInstall lxqt-runner 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-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-runnerHow To Uninstall lxqt-runner on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lxqt-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt-runnerUninstall lxqt-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-runnerRemove lxqt-runner Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt-runner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-runnerRemove lxqt-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-runnerDependencies
lxqt-runner have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libkf5windowsystem5
- liblxqt-globalkeys-ui0
- liblxqt-globalkeys0
- liblxqt0
- libmuparser2v5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xdg3
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.