How To Install vdesk on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdesk

vdesk is:

vdesk takes the task of managing virtual desktops away from the window manager and implements an easy to use interface to those desktops. Aimed to be used in lightweight window managers that do not provide the functionality natively.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdesk

Install vdesk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdesk

Install vdesk 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 vdesk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdesk

How To Uninstall vdesk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdesk

Uninstall vdesk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdesk

Remove vdesk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vdesk

Remove vdesk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdesk

Dependencies

vdesk have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• vdesk website

Summary

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