How To Install spacefm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install spacefm on Kali Linux. spacefm is Multi-panel tabbed file manager – GTK2 version

Introduction

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

What is `spacefm`

spacefm is:

SpaceFM is a multi-panel tabbed file and desktop manager for Linux with
built-in VFS, udev or HAL-based device manager, customizable menu system
and bash integration.

A descendant of PCManFM, SpaceFM’s aims are to be bugfixed, efficient
(mainly C), hugely customisable (change and add to the GUI as you go
with Design Mode), powerful without scaring off newer users (due to
customisation), independent of particular distributions and desktop
environments, and device management featureful enough to replace the
various udisks-based *kits when used alongside udevil.

Other highlights include optional desktop management, smart queuing
of file operations, user plugins and the ability to carry out specific
commands as root.

Please install spacefm-gtk3 instead if you want to stick with GTK+3.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spacefm

Install spacefm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spacefm

Install spacefm 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 spacefm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spacefm

How To Uninstall spacefm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove spacefm

Uninstall spacefm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spacefm

Remove spacefm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spacefm

Remove spacefm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spacefm

Dependencies

spacefm have the following dependencies:

References

spacefm website

Summary

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