How To Install matchbox-desktop on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-desktop on Kali Linux. matchbox-desktop is desktop application launcher for resource-limited systems

Introduction

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

What is matchbox-desktop

matchbox-desktop is:

matchbox-desktop uses the desktop background to provide an application launcher. It reads the standard desktop entry specification files also used by GNOME and KDE to discover the applications available on the system.

matchbox-desktop allows modules to be loaded for additional functionality. This package includes modules for a task switcher and simple file browser.

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-desktop 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-desktop 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-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-desktop

Install matchbox-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install matchbox-desktop

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

sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-desktop

How To Uninstall matchbox-desktop on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove matchbox-desktop

Uninstall matchbox-desktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-desktop

Remove matchbox-desktop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-desktop

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

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

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

Dependencies

matchbox-desktop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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