How To Install lxdm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxdm on Kali Linux. lxdm is LXDE display manager

Introduction

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

What is lxdm

lxdm is:

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

It’s a lightweight login manager which can be used as a replacement for GDM or KDM.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxdm

Install lxdm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxdm

Install lxdm 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 lxdm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxdm

How To Uninstall lxdm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lxdm

Uninstall lxdm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxdm

Remove lxdm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxdm

Remove lxdm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxdm

Dependencies

lxdm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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