How To Install gnome-panel on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-panel on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-panel
gnome-panel is:
GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.
GNOME Panel is a part of the GNOME Flashback desktop, and provides panels and default applets for the desktop. A panel is a horizontal or vertical bar that can be added to a screen margin. It can contain various applets, such as the menu bar, application launch icons, the clock, volume controls, and displays for network connectivity, battery level, and other system monitors.
There are three methods to install gnome-panel 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-panel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-panelInstall gnome-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-panelInstall gnome-panel 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-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-panelHow To Uninstall gnome-panel on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-panelUninstall gnome-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-panelRemove gnome-panel Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-panel configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-panelRemove gnome-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-panelDependencies
gnome-panel have the following dependencies:
- gnome-menus
- gnome-panel-data
- nautilus-data
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libdconf1
- libecal-2.0-1
- libedataserver-1.2-25
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libgdm1
- libglib2.0-0
- libgnome-desktop-3-19
- libgnome-menu-3-0
- libgnome-panel0
- libgtk-3-0
- libgweather-3-16
- libical3
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpolkit-gobject-1-0
- libsystemd0
- libwnck-3-0
- libx11-6
- libxrandr2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-panel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.