How To Install kde-standard on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-standard on Kali Linux.

What is kde-standard

kde-standard is:

The KDE Software Compilation is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop platform and suite of applications.

This metapackage includes the KDE Plasma Desktop and a selection of the most common used applications in a standard KDE desktop.

There are three methods to install kde-standard 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 kde-standard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-standard

Install kde-standard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kde-standard

Install kde-standard 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 kde-standard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-standard

How To Uninstall kde-standard on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kde-standard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-standard

Uninstall kde-standard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-standard

Remove kde-standard Configurations and Data

To remove kde-standard configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-standard

Remove kde-standard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-standard

Dependencies

kde-standard have the following dependencies:

• akregator

References

• kde-standard website

Summary

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