How To Install xcursor-themes on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcursor-themes on Kali Linux.

What is xcursor-themes

xcursor-themes is:

This package contains the additional base X cursor themes – handhelds, redglass, and whiteglass. These themes are not essential for the X server to run.

There are three methods to install xcursor-themes 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 xcursor-themes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcursor-themes

Install xcursor-themes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcursor-themes

Install xcursor-themes 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 xcursor-themes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcursor-themes

How To Uninstall xcursor-themes on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xcursor-themes package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xcursor-themes

Uninstall xcursor-themes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcursor-themes

Remove xcursor-themes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcursor-themes

Remove xcursor-themes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcursor-themes

Dependencies

xcursor-themes have the following dependencies:

References

• xcursor-themes website

Summary

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