How To Install dconf-cli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-cli on Kali Linux. dconf-cli is simple configuration storage system - utilities

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.