How To Install vala-panel-appmenu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-panel-appmenu on Kali Linux. vala-panel-appmenu is Application Menu plugin for vala-panel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-panel-appmenu on Kali Linux.

What is vala-panel-appmenu

vala-panel-appmenu is:

This is an Application Menu (Global Menu) plugin. It is built using the Unity protocol and libraries and provides all features found in the Unity implementation.

There are three methods to install vala-panel-appmenu 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 vala-panel-appmenu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vala-panel-appmenu

Install vala-panel-appmenu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vala-panel-appmenu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vala-panel-appmenu

Install vala-panel-appmenu 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 vala-panel-appmenu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vala-panel-appmenu

How To Uninstall vala-panel-appmenu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vala-panel-appmenu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vala-panel-appmenu

Uninstall vala-panel-appmenu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-panel-appmenu

Remove vala-panel-appmenu Configurations and Data

To remove vala-panel-appmenu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vala-panel-appmenu

Remove vala-panel-appmenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vala-panel-appmenu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-panel-appmenu

Dependencies

vala-panel-appmenu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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