How To Install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common on Kali Linux.

What is xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

xfce4-sntray-plugin-common is:

Plugin for xfce4-panel to show StatusNotifierItems (also known as AppIndicators). Based on ValaPanel`s StatusNotifier and xfce4-snw-plugin by equiem.

This package contains common files.

There are three methods to install xfce4-sntray-plugin-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 xfce4-sntray-plugin-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 xfce4-sntray-plugin-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Install xfce4-sntray-plugin-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 xfce4-sntray-plugin-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

How To Uninstall xfce4-sntray-plugin-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfce4-sntray-plugin-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Uninstall xfce4-sntray-plugin-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-sntray-plugin-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Remove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Remove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-sntray-plugin-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-sntray-plugin-common

Dependencies

xfce4-sntray-plugin-common have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend

References

• xfce4-sntray-plugin-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-sntray-plugin-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.