How To Install kali-desktop-e17 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-e17 on Kali Linux. kali-desktop-e17 is E17 based Kali desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-e17 on Kali Linux.

What is kali-desktop-e17

kali-desktop-e17 is:

This metapackage installs a minimalistic Enlightenment E17 desktop on your Kali system.

There are three methods to install kali-desktop-e17 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 kali-desktop-e17 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-e17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kali-desktop-e17

Install kali-desktop-e17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-e17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-desktop-e17

Install kali-desktop-e17 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 kali-desktop-e17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-desktop-e17

How To Uninstall kali-desktop-e17 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-desktop-e17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-desktop-e17

Uninstall kali-desktop-e17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kali-desktop-e17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-desktop-e17

Remove kali-desktop-e17 Configurations and Data

To remove kali-desktop-e17 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-desktop-e17

Remove kali-desktop-e17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-desktop-e17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-desktop-e17

Dependencies

kali-desktop-e17 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-e17 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.