How To Install kali-desktop-live on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-live on Kali Linux.
What is kali-desktop-live
kali-desktop-live is:
This metapackage depends on generic packages that should be installed on an official Kali live image.
They provide features that are not directly related to penetration testing but that are intended to make the image more useful and usable for a wide set of users.
There are three methods to install kali-desktop-live 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-live Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-live using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-desktop-liveInstall kali-desktop-live Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-live using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-desktop-liveInstall kali-desktop-live 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-live using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-desktop-liveHow To Uninstall kali-desktop-live on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-desktop-live package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-desktop-liveUninstall kali-desktop-live And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-desktop-live and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-desktop-liveRemove kali-desktop-live Configurations and Data
To remove kali-desktop-live configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-desktop-liveRemove kali-desktop-live configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-desktop-live configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-desktop-liveDependencies
kali-desktop-live have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-live package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
