How To Install gnome-flashback-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback-common on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-flashback-common
gnome-flashback-common is:
GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.
This package contains translations and data files for the GNOME Flashback application.
There are three methods to install gnome-flashback-common 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-flashback-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-flashback-commonInstall gnome-flashback-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-flashback-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-flashback-commonInstall gnome-flashback-common 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-flashback-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-flashback-commonHow To Uninstall gnome-flashback-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-flashback-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-flashback-commonUninstall gnome-flashback-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-flashback-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-flashback-commonRemove gnome-flashback-common Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-flashback-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-flashback-commonRemove gnome-flashback-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-flashback-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-flashback-commonDependencies
gnome-flashback-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-flashback-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.