How To Install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin on Kali Linux.
What is xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin is:
Xfce4 panel plugin icon to control Pulseaudio. You can use this applet to control your Pulseaudio volume levels with the media keys or using the scrollwheel. You can also open a Pulseaudio mixer via the plugin.
There are three methods to install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin 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-pulseaudio-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginInstall xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginInstall xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin 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-pulseaudio-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginHow To Uninstall xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginUninstall xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginRemove xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginRemove xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-pulseaudio-pluginDependencies
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libexo-2-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libkeybinder-3.0-0
- libnotify4
- libpulse-mainloop-glib0
- libpulse0
- libwnck-3-0
- libxfce4panel-2.0-4
- libxfce4ui-2-0
- libxfce4util7
- libxfconf-0-3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
