How To Install xsettingsd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xsettingsd

xsettingsd is:

xsettingsd is a daemon that implements the XSETTINGS specification. It is intended to be small, fast, and minimally dependent on other libraries. It can serve as an alternative to gnome-settings-daemon for users who are not using the GNOME desktop environment but who still run GTK+ applications and want to configure things such as themes, font antialiasing/hinting, and UI sound effects.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsettingsd

Install xsettingsd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsettingsd

Install xsettingsd 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 xsettingsd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsettingsd

How To Uninstall xsettingsd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xsettingsd

Uninstall xsettingsd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsettingsd

Remove xsettingsd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsettingsd

Remove xsettingsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsettingsd

Dependencies

xsettingsd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6

References

• xsettingsd website

Summary

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