How To Install ayatana-indicator-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-common on Kali Linux.
What is ayatana-indicator-common
ayatana-indicator-common is:
The Ayatana Indicators library contains information to build indicators to go into modern desktops’ indicator applets.
This package has files needed to work with the Ayatana Indicators. This includes the systemd ayatana-indicators-pre.target.
There are three methods to install ayatana-indicator-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 ayatana-indicator-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ayatana-indicator-commonInstall ayatana-indicator-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ayatana-indicator-commonInstall ayatana-indicator-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ayatana-indicator-commonHow To Uninstall ayatana-indicator-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ayatana-indicator-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ayatana-indicator-commonUninstall ayatana-indicator-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ayatana-indicator-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ayatana-indicator-commonRemove ayatana-indicator-common Configurations and Data
To remove ayatana-indicator-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ayatana-indicator-commonRemove ayatana-indicator-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ayatana-indicator-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ayatana-indicator-commonDependencies
ayatana-indicator-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
