How To Install gnome-desktop-testing on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-desktop-testing on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-desktop-testing
gnome-desktop-testing is:
The GNOME desktop testing runner provides an execution harness for GNOME installed tests.
These tests are useful for verifying the functionality of software as installed and packaged, and complement rather than replace build-time (‘make check’) tests. For example you may wish to run the installed tests from a DEP-8 autopkgtest testsuite as a form of regression testing.
There are three methods to install gnome-desktop-testing 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-desktop-testing Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-desktop-testing using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-desktop-testingInstall gnome-desktop-testing Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-desktop-testing using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-desktop-testingInstall gnome-desktop-testing 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 gnome-desktop-testing using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-desktop-testingHow To Uninstall gnome-desktop-testing on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-desktop-testing package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-desktop-testingUninstall gnome-desktop-testing And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-desktop-testing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-desktop-testingRemove gnome-desktop-testing Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-desktop-testing configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-desktop-testingRemove gnome-desktop-testing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-desktop-testing configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-desktop-testingDependencies
gnome-desktop-testing have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-desktop-testing package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.