How To Install s3dfm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3dfm on Kali Linux. s3dfm is s3d file manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3dfm on Kali Linux.

What is s3dfm

s3dfm is:

s3d is a 3d network display server which can be used as 3d desktop environment.

This package provides a file manager for s3d.

There are three methods to install s3dfm 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 s3dfm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install s3dfm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install s3dfm

Install s3dfm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install s3dfm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install s3dfm

Install s3dfm 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 s3dfm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install s3dfm

How To Uninstall s3dfm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the s3dfm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove s3dfm

Uninstall s3dfm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall s3dfm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove s3dfm

Remove s3dfm Configurations and Data

To remove s3dfm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge s3dfm

Remove s3dfm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove s3dfm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge s3dfm

Dependencies

s3dfm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3dfm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.