How To Install dbus-user-session on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbus-user-session on Kali Linux. dbus-user-session is simple interprocess messaging system (systemd –user integration)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbus-user-session on Kali Linux.

What is dbus-user-session

dbus-user-session is:

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.

On systemd systems, this package opts in to the session model in which a user’s session starts the first time they log in, and does not end until all their login sessions have ended. This model merges all parallel non-graphical login sessions (text mode, ssh, cron, etc.), and up to one graphical session, into a single “user-session” or “super-session” within which all background D-Bus services are shared.

Multiple graphical sessions per user are not currently supported in this mode; as a result, it is particularly suitable for gdm, which responds to requests to open a parallel graphical session by switching to the existing graphical session and unlocking it.

To retain dbus’ traditional session semantics, in which login sessions are artificially isolated from each other, remove this package and install dbus-x11 instead.

See the dbus package description for more information about D-Bus in general.

There are three methods to install dbus-user-session 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 dbus-user-session Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dbus-user-session using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dbus-user-session

Install dbus-user-session Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dbus-user-session using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dbus-user-session

Install dbus-user-session 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 dbus-user-session using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbus-user-session

How To Uninstall dbus-user-session on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dbus-user-session package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dbus-user-session

Uninstall dbus-user-session And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dbus-user-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbus-user-session

Remove dbus-user-session Configurations and Data

To remove dbus-user-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dbus-user-session

Remove dbus-user-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dbus-user-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbus-user-session

Dependencies

dbus-user-session have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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