How To Install dconf-cli on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-cli
on Kali Linux.
What is dconf-cli
dconf-cli is:
DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.
This package contains the command line tools. Note that DConf is not connected with the older Debian package named dconf.
There are three methods to install dconf-cli
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 dconf-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-cli
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dconf-cli
Install dconf-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dconf-cli
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dconf-cli
Install dconf-cli 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 dconf-cli
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dconf-cli
How To Uninstall dconf-cli on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dconf-cli
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dconf-cli
Uninstall dconf-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dconf-cli
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dconf-cli
Remove dconf-cli Configurations and Data
To remove dconf-cli
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dconf-cli
Remove dconf-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dconf-cli
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dconf-cli
Dependencies
dconf-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-cli
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.