How To Install afterstep on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is afterstep

afterstep is:

AfterStep is a window manager based on FVWM which attempts to emulate
the NEXTSTEP look and feel, while retaining the configurability of its
predecessor. Note that this window manager makes extensive use of the
color palette. If you have only an 8-bit color display, it will run
as packaged, but you may want to modify the configuration to use fewer
colors.

AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager project, but
the name was changed to reflect the desire that it do more than
simply emulate and become a valuable window manager in its own right.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install afterstep

Install afterstep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install afterstep

Install afterstep 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 afterstep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install afterstep

How To Uninstall afterstep on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove afterstep

Uninstall afterstep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove afterstep

Remove afterstep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge afterstep

Remove afterstep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge afterstep

Dependencies

afterstep have the following dependencies:

• afterstep-data
• aterm
• imagemagick
• menu
• menu-xdg
• sensible-utils
• ucf
• perl

References

• afterstep website

Summary

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