How To Install tk-tktray on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk-tktray on Kali Linux.

What is tk-tktray

tk-tktray is:

Tktray is an extension that is able to create system tray icons. It follows http://www.freedesktop.org specifications. This protocol is supported by modern versions of KDE and GNOME panels, and by some other panel-like application.

There are three methods to install tk-tktray 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 tk-tktray Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tk-tktray

Install tk-tktray Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tk-tktray

Install tk-tktray 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 tk-tktray using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tk-tktray

How To Uninstall tk-tktray on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tk-tktray package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tk-tktray

Uninstall tk-tktray And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk-tktray

Remove tk-tktray Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tk-tktray

Remove tk-tktray configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk-tktray

Dependencies

tk-tktray have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• tk

References

• tk-tktray website

Summary

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