How To Install x2goserver-extensions on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-extensions on Kali Linux. x2goserver-extensions is X2Go Server (extension support)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-extensions on Kali Linux.

What is x2goserver-extensions

x2goserver-extensions is:

X2Go is a server based computing environment with

  • session resuming
  • low bandwidth support
  • session brokerage support
  • client-side mass storage mounting support
  • client-side printing support
  • audio support
  • authentication by smartcard and USB stick

The X2Go Server extension namespace offers contributors to add script functionality to X2Go that is not needed/ignored by the legacy X2Go client (x2goclient).

There are three methods to install x2goserver-extensions 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 x2goserver-extensions Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-extensions using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x2goserver-extensions

Install x2goserver-extensions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-extensions using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x2goserver-extensions

Install x2goserver-extensions 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 x2goserver-extensions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x2goserver-extensions

How To Uninstall x2goserver-extensions on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x2goserver-extensions package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x2goserver-extensions

Uninstall x2goserver-extensions And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x2goserver-extensions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2goserver-extensions

Remove x2goserver-extensions Configurations and Data

To remove x2goserver-extensions configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x2goserver-extensions

Remove x2goserver-extensions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x2goserver-extensions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2goserver-extensions

Dependencies

x2goserver-extensions have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-extensions package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.