How to Install and Uninstall matchbox-desktop Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "matchbox-desktop" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install matchbox-desktop on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall matchbox-desktop on Kali Linux:


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

Package: matchbox-desktop
Source: matchbox-desktop (2.2+git20200512-1)
Version: 2.2+git20200512-1+b1
Installed-Size: 99
Maintainer: Moray Allan
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: matchbox (<< 1:0.8.2)
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.4), libx11-6, matchbox-common
Size: 34416
SHA256: f043c6be860fe091dcdf2a1addf525094a054ee1bb097a463d15a2d6b440012e
SHA1: fbe537944e21fdd2232fdce30916179a4d746a06
MD5sum: 05526ce4c98d111b81fefeeef732374c
Description: desktop application launcher for resource-limited systems
matchbox-desktop uses the desktop background to provide an application
launcher. It reads the standard desktop entry specification files also used
by GNOME and KDE to discover the applications available on the system.
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matchbox-desktop allows modules to be loaded for additional functionality.
This package includes modules for a task switcher and simple file browser.
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Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop
embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else
for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
Description-md5:
Tag: hardware::embedded, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::utility, uitoolkit::gtk, x11::application
Section: embedded
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/matchbox-desktop/matchbox-desktop_2.2+git20200512-1+b1_amd64.deb