How To Install xapps-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xapps-common on Kali Linux. xapps-common is Files that are common across Xapp desktop applications

Introduction

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

What is xapps-common

xapps-common is:

Xapp provides components which are common to multiple desktop environments and required to implement cross-DE solutions.

This package includes files that are shared between several XApp apps (i18n files and configuration schemas).

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

sudo apt-get -y install xapps-common

Install xapps-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xapps-common

Install xapps-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 xapps-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xapps-common

How To Uninstall xapps-common on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xapps-common

Uninstall xapps-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xapps-common

Remove xapps-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xapps-common

Remove xapps-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xapps-common

Dependencies

xapps-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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