How To Install xsnow on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsnow on Kali Linux. xsnow is brings Christmas to your desktop

Introduction

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

What is xsnow

xsnow is:

Xsnow is a X Window application that will snow on the desktop background. Santa and his reindeer will complete your festive-season feeling. Xsnow runs in GNOME, KDE, FVWM and desktops that are derived from those.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsnow

Install xsnow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsnow

Install xsnow 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 xsnow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsnow

How To Uninstall xsnow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xsnow

Uninstall xsnow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsnow

Remove xsnow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsnow

Remove xsnow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsnow

Dependencies

xsnow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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