How To Install kali-desktop-xfce on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-xfce on Kali Linux.
What is kali-desktop-xfce
kali-desktop-xfce is:
This metapackage installs a minimalistic Xfce desktop on your Kali system.
There are three methods to install kali-desktop-xfce 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-xfce 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-xfce using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-desktop-xfceInstall kali-desktop-xfce Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-xfce using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-desktop-xfceInstall kali-desktop-xfce 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-xfce using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-desktop-xfceHow To Uninstall kali-desktop-xfce on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-desktop-xfce package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-desktop-xfceUninstall kali-desktop-xfce And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-desktop-xfce and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-desktop-xfceRemove kali-desktop-xfce Configurations and Data
To remove kali-desktop-xfce configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-desktop-xfceRemove kali-desktop-xfce configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-desktop-xfce configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-desktop-xfceDependencies
kali-desktop-xfce have the following dependencies:
- kali-desktop-core
- xfce4
- lightdm
- librsvg2-common
- qt5ct
- ristretto
- parole
- engrampa
- thunar-archive-plugin
- qterminal
- mousepad
- mate-calc
- atril
- xfce4-taskmanager
- xfce4-screenshooter
- network-manager-gnome
- xcape
- xfce4-power-manager-plugins
- xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
- xdg-user-dirs-gtk
- policykit-1-gnome
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-xfce package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
