How To Install matchbox-themes-extra on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is matchbox-themes-extra

matchbox-themes-extra is:

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.

This package contains some extra themes for the Matchbox window manager.

There are three methods to install matchbox-themes-extra 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-themes-extra 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-themes-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-themes-extra

Install matchbox-themes-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install matchbox-themes-extra

Install matchbox-themes-extra 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-themes-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-themes-extra

How To Uninstall matchbox-themes-extra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove matchbox-themes-extra

Uninstall matchbox-themes-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-themes-extra

Remove matchbox-themes-extra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-themes-extra

Remove matchbox-themes-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-themes-extra

Dependencies

matchbox-themes-extra have the following dependencies:

• matchbox-window-manager

References

• matchbox-themes-extra website

Summary

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