How To Install pidgin-themes on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-themes on Kali Linux. pidgin-themes is smiley themes collection for Pidgin

Introduction

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

What is pidgin-themes

pidgin-themes is:

This package provides some alternative smiley themes for the Pidgin instant messaging client.

There are three methods to install pidgin-themes 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 pidgin-themes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-themes

Install pidgin-themes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pidgin-themes

Install pidgin-themes 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 pidgin-themes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-themes

How To Uninstall pidgin-themes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-themes

Uninstall pidgin-themes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-themes

Remove pidgin-themes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-themes

Remove pidgin-themes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-themes

Dependencies

pidgin-themes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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