How To Install xfce4-helpers on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-helpers on Kali Linux.
What is xfce4-helpers
xfce4-helpers is:
This package contains the helper files in use by Xfce4 for its preferred applications framework.
There are three methods to install xfce4-helpers 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 xfce4-helpers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-helpersInstall xfce4-helpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-helpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-helpersInstall xfce4-helpers 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-helpersHow To Uninstall xfce4-helpers on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xfce4-helpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-helpersUninstall xfce4-helpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-helpersRemove xfce4-helpers Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-helpers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-helpersRemove xfce4-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-helpersDependencies
xfce4-helpers have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-helpers package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
