Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-session on Kali Linux.
What is ayatana-indicator-session
ayatana-indicator-session is:
This Ayatana Indicator is designed to be placed on the right side of a
panel and give the user easy control for changing their instant message
status, switching to another user, starting a guest session, etc.
Ayatana Indicators are only available on desktop environments that
provide a renderer for system indicators (such as MATE, Xfce, Lomiri,
etc.).
There are three methods to install ayatana-indicator-session 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-session 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-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ayatana-indicator-sessionInstall ayatana-indicator-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ayatana-indicator-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ayatana-indicator-sessionInstall ayatana-indicator-session 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 ayatana-indicator-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ayatana-indicator-session
How To Uninstall ayatana-indicator-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ayatana-indicator-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ayatana-indicator-session
Uninstall ayatana-indicator-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ayatana-indicator-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ayatana-indicator-session
Remove ayatana-indicator-session Configurations and Data
To remove ayatana-indicator-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ayatana-indicator-session
Remove ayatana-indicator-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ayatana-indicator-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ayatana-indicator-session
Dependencies
ayatana-indicator-session have the following dependencies:
- ayatana-indicator-common
- gsettings-desktop-schemas
- systemd
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- init-system-helpers
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ayatana-indicator-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
