How To Install vala-panel-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vala-panel-common

vala-panel-common is:

Vala Panel is a rewrite of SimplePanel. It is a GTK+ 3 desktop panel written in Vala and based on ideas from LXPanel.

This package provides common files.

There are three methods to install vala-panel-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 vala-panel-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 vala-panel-common using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install vala-panel-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vala-panel-common

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

sudo aptitude -y install vala-panel-common

How To Uninstall vala-panel-common on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vala-panel-common

Uninstall vala-panel-common And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vala-panel-common Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vala-panel-common have the following dependencies:

References

• vala-panel-common website

Summary

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