How To Install plank on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install plank on Kali Linux. plank is Elegant, simple, clean dock

Introduction

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

What is plank

plank is:

Plank is a dock enabling you to start applications and manage your windows.

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plank

Install plank Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plank

Install plank 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 plank using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plank

How To Uninstall plank on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove plank

Uninstall plank And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plank

Remove plank Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge plank

Remove plank configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plank

Dependencies

plank have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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