How To Install lxsession on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsession on Kali Linux.

What is lxsession

lxsession is:

LXSession is the default session manager for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

It is derived from XSM, has fewer dependencies and more features. It is desktop-independent and can be used with any window manager.

There are three methods to install lxsession 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 lxsession Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxsession

Install lxsession Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxsession using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxsession

Install lxsession 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 lxsession using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxsession

How To Uninstall lxsession on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxsession package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxsession

Uninstall lxsession And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxsession

Remove lxsession Configurations and Data

To remove lxsession configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxsession

Remove lxsession configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxsession

Dependencies

lxsession have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libx11-6
• lsb-release
• laptop-detect
• lxpolkit
• lxsession-data
• lxsession-logout

References

• lxsession website

Summary

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