How To Install design-desktop on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install design-desktop on Kali Linux.
What is design-desktop
design-desktop is:
This is a shared package for Debian Design desktop blends.
Debian Design is a subset of Debian for use by visual designers.
There are three methods to install design-desktop 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 design-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install design-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install design-desktopInstall design-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install design-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install design-desktopInstall design-desktop 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 design-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install design-desktopHow To Uninstall design-desktop on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the design-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove design-desktopUninstall design-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall design-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove design-desktopRemove design-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove design-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge design-desktopRemove design-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove design-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge design-desktopDependencies
design-desktop have the following dependencies:
- alsa-utils
- apt-listchanges
- aptitude
- bzip2
- debian-security-support
- dfc
- evince
- firefox-esr
- less
- libgl1-mesa-dri
- libreoffice-calc
- libreoffice-gtk3
- libreoffice-impress
- libreoffice-writer
- lightdm
- lightning
- links
- mc
- mpv
- mtr-tiny
- nano
- ncdu
- needrestart
- network-manager-gnome
- pasystray
- pavucontrol
- popularity-contest
- pulseaudio
- pulseaudio-utils
- pulsemixer
- rsync
- slick-greeter
- thunar
- thunderbird
- unicode-screensaver
- usermode
- volumeicon-alsa
- webext-dav4tbsync
- wget
- xfce4-notifyd
- xfce4-panel
- xfce4-power-manager
- xfce4-power-manager-plugins
- xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin
- xfce4-session
- xserver-xorg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install design-desktop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
