How To Install lxappearance on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxappearance on Kali Linux. lxappearance is LXDE GTK+ theme switcher

Introduction

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

What is lxappearance

lxappearance is:

LXAppearance is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

It is a new feature-rich GTK+ theme switcher able to change GTK+ themes, icon themes, and fonts used by applications. GNOME/KDE/Xfce user may use build-in theme, this works for GTK+ based lightweight desktop Environment.

Features:

  • Choose GTK+ theme
  • Choose icon theme
  • Install new icon theme
  • Choose their favorite font
  • Choose toolbar style
  • See changes immediately in preview area

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxappearance

Install lxappearance Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxappearance

Install lxappearance 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 lxappearance using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxappearance

How To Uninstall lxappearance on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lxappearance

Uninstall lxappearance And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxappearance

Remove lxappearance Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxappearance

Remove lxappearance configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxappearance

Dependencies

lxappearance have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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