How To Install gmrun on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmrun on Kali Linux.

What is gmrun

gmrun is:

This is gmrun; a small fast, yet featureful application launcher for use under X11, which uses GTK+ widget toolkit. Some features include tab- completion of file names and programs, history, easy x-terminal-emulator launching, and URL handling.

There are three methods to install gmrun 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 gmrun Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmrun

Install gmrun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gmrun using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gmrun

Install gmrun 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 gmrun using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmrun

How To Uninstall gmrun on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gmrun package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gmrun

Uninstall gmrun And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmrun

Remove gmrun Configurations and Data

To remove gmrun configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gmrun

Remove gmrun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gmrun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmrun

Dependencies

gmrun have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• gmrun website

Summary

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