How To Install xdg-utils-cxx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-utils-cxx on Kali Linux. xdg-utils-cxx is Implementation of the Free Desktop Standards in C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdg-utils-cxx on Kali Linux.

What is xdg-utils-cxx

xdg-utils-cxx is:

This project was started to fulfill the need of a reliable implementations of such standards in the AppImage project. It is totally standalone and only depends on the standard c++ library (stdlib).

It has been split in different modules according to the Free Desktop Standards, the current implemented ones are: - Desktop Entry 1.2 (mostly complete) - Base Dir 0.7 (draft)

There are three methods to install xdg-utils-cxx 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 xdg-utils-cxx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xdg-utils-cxx

Install xdg-utils-cxx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xdg-utils-cxx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xdg-utils-cxx

Install xdg-utils-cxx 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 xdg-utils-cxx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdg-utils-cxx

How To Uninstall xdg-utils-cxx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xdg-utils-cxx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xdg-utils-cxx

Uninstall xdg-utils-cxx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdg-utils-cxx

Remove xdg-utils-cxx Configurations and Data

To remove xdg-utils-cxx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xdg-utils-cxx

Remove xdg-utils-cxx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xdg-utils-cxx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdg-utils-cxx

Dependencies

xdg-utils-cxx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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