How To Install rxvt-unicode-256color on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color on Kali Linux.

What is rxvt-unicode-256color

rxvt-unicode-256color is:

This is a dummy transitional package transitioning rxvt-unicode-256color to rxvt-unicode. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode-256color 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 rxvt-unicode-256color Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-256color using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rxvt-unicode-256color

Install rxvt-unicode-256color Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-256color using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rxvt-unicode-256color

Install rxvt-unicode-256color 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 rxvt-unicode-256color using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rxvt-unicode-256color

How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode-256color package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rxvt-unicode-256color

Uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rxvt-unicode-256color

Remove rxvt-unicode-256color Configurations and Data

To remove rxvt-unicode-256color configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rxvt-unicode-256color

Remove rxvt-unicode-256color configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rxvt-unicode-256color configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rxvt-unicode-256color

Dependencies

rxvt-unicode-256color have the following dependencies:

• rxvt-unicode

References

• rxvt-unicode-256color website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.