How To Install ukwm-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ukwm-common on Kali Linux.

What is ukwm-common

ukwm-common is:

Ukwm is a small window manager, using GTK+ and Clutter to do everything.

Ukwm is the clutter-based evolution of Metacity, which, as the author says, is a “Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”

This package contains the shared files.

There are three methods to install ukwm-common 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 ukwm-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ukwm-common

Install ukwm-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ukwm-common

Install ukwm-common 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 ukwm-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ukwm-common

How To Uninstall ukwm-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ukwm-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ukwm-common

Uninstall ukwm-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ukwm-common

Remove ukwm-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ukwm-common

Remove ukwm-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ukwm-common

Dependencies

ukwm-common have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend

References

• ukwm-common website

Summary

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