How To Install gnome on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome on Kali Linux. gnome is Full GNOME Desktop Environment, with extra components

Introduction

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

What is gnome

gnome is:

This is the GNOME Desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop, with extra components.

This metapackage depends on the standard distribution of the GNOME desktop environment, plus a complete range of plugins and other applications integrating with GNOME and Debian, providing the best possible environment to date.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome

Install gnome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome

Install gnome 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome

How To Uninstall gnome on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome

Uninstall gnome And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome

Remove gnome Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome

Remove gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome

Dependencies

gnome have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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