How To Install windowlab on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is windowlab

windowlab is:

WindowLab is a Window Manager for the X Window System. Features include click-to-focus, a simple menu/taskbar combination and integration with Debian menu system and Xsessions subsystem.

WindowLab is incredibly fast and small. It is suitable for lightweight systems. Virtual desktops are easily constructed using the independent package “vdesk”.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install windowlab

Install windowlab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install windowlab

Install windowlab 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 windowlab using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install windowlab

How To Uninstall windowlab on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove windowlab

Uninstall windowlab And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove windowlab

Remove windowlab Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge windowlab

Remove windowlab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge windowlab

Dependencies

windowlab have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxft2

References

• windowlab website

Summary

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