How To Install xsettings-kde on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsettings-kde on Kali Linux. xsettings-kde is XSettings daemon for KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsettings-kde on Kali Linux.

What is xsettings-kde

xsettings-kde is:

This package provides a XSettings daemon for K Desktop Environment. It allows XSettings aware applications (all GTK+ 2 and GNOME 2 applications) to be informed instantly of changes in KDE configuration, such as theme name, default font and so on.

There are three methods to install xsettings-kde 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 xsettings-kde Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsettings-kde

Install xsettings-kde Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsettings-kde

Install xsettings-kde 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 xsettings-kde using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsettings-kde

How To Uninstall xsettings-kde on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xsettings-kde package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xsettings-kde

Uninstall xsettings-kde And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsettings-kde

Remove xsettings-kde Configurations and Data

To remove xsettings-kde configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xsettings-kde

Remove xsettings-kde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsettings-kde

Dependencies

xsettings-kde have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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