How To Install gnome-backgrounds on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-backgrounds on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-backgrounds

gnome-backgrounds is:

This is a collection of desktop wallpapers created with GNOME users in mind.

There are three methods to install gnome-backgrounds 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 gnome-backgrounds Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-backgrounds

Install gnome-backgrounds Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-backgrounds

Install gnome-backgrounds 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 gnome-backgrounds using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-backgrounds

How To Uninstall gnome-backgrounds on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnome-backgrounds package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-backgrounds

Uninstall gnome-backgrounds And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-backgrounds

Remove gnome-backgrounds Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-backgrounds configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-backgrounds

Remove gnome-backgrounds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-backgrounds

Dependencies

gnome-backgrounds have the following dependencies:

References

• gnome-backgrounds website

Summary

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