How To Install gnome-devel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-devel on Kali Linux. gnome-devel is GNOME Desktop Environment – development tools

Introduction

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

What is gnome-devel

gnome-devel is:

These are the development tools of the GNOME Desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop.

This metapackage depends on a recommended set of applications to develop new programs for GNOME.

There are three methods to install gnome-devel 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-devel 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-devel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-devel

Install gnome-devel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-devel

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-devel

How To Uninstall gnome-devel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-devel

Uninstall gnome-devel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-devel

Remove gnome-devel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-devel

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

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

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

Dependencies

gnome-devel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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