How To Install plasma-workspace on Kali Linux

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In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-workspace on Kali Linux. plasma-workspace is Plasma Workspace for KF5

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-workspace on Kali Linux.

What is plasma-workspace

plasma-workspace is:

Plasma Workspace for KF5. Workspaces provide
support for KDE Plasma Widgets, integrated search,
hardware management and a high degree of customizability.

THIS WILL REMOVE YOUR KDE Plasma 4.

There are three methods to install plasma-workspace 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 plasma-workspace Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plasma-workspace

Install plasma-workspace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plasma-workspace

Install plasma-workspace 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 plasma-workspace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plasma-workspace

How To Uninstall plasma-workspace on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the plasma-workspace package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plasma-workspace

Uninstall plasma-workspace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plasma-workspace

Remove plasma-workspace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge plasma-workspace

Remove plasma-workspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plasma-workspace

Dependencies

plasma-workspace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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

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