How To Install matchbox-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-common on Kali Linux.

What is matchbox-common

matchbox-common is:

This package contains files used by several Matchbox Project applications.

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

There are three methods to install matchbox-common 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 matchbox-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-common

Install matchbox-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install matchbox-common

Install matchbox-common 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 matchbox-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-common

How To Uninstall matchbox-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the matchbox-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove matchbox-common

Uninstall matchbox-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-common

Remove matchbox-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-common

Remove matchbox-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-common

Dependencies

matchbox-common have the following dependencies:

References

• matchbox-common website

Summary

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