How to Install and Uninstall matchbox Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "matchbox" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install matchbox on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                matchbox
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "matchbox" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall matchbox on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                matchbox
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the matchbox package on Kali Linux

Package: matchbox
Version: 1:7
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: Moray Allan
Architecture: all
Depends: matchbox-common, matchbox-window-manager, matchbox-desktop, matchbox-panel, matchbox-panel-manager, matchbox-keyboard
Suggests: fonts-dejavu
Size: 3128
SHA256: 8df385b6194375d83c724de22e584f2cc51e6f75c184917ec8fbe197dff860c1
SHA1: 7529504ddbd5652448702a56786f2293e4965771
MD5sum: 10f6f95bf128ab5331ff09c9e2907b3d
Description: base X environment for resource-limited systems
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop
embedded platforms such as phones, handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks, and
anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are
limited.
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This is a metapackage which depends on the component packages for Matchbox
version 1.
Description-md5:
Tag: hardware::embedded, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::dummy,
role::metapackage, role::program, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::xserver
Section: embedded
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/matchbox/matchbox_7_all.deb