How To Install xrdesktop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrdesktop on Kali Linux.

What is xrdesktop

xrdesktop is:

library for XR interaction with classical desktop compositors.

This package includes the settings application.

There are three methods to install xrdesktop 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 xrdesktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xrdesktop

Install xrdesktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xrdesktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xrdesktop

Install xrdesktop 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 xrdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xrdesktop

How To Uninstall xrdesktop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xrdesktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xrdesktop

Uninstall xrdesktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrdesktop

Remove xrdesktop Configurations and Data

To remove xrdesktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xrdesktop

Remove xrdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrdesktop

Dependencies

xrdesktop have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• xrdesktop website

Summary

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