How To Install gnome-session-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session-bin on Kali Linux. gnome-session-bin is GNOME Session Manager - Minimal runtime

Introduction

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

What is gnome-session-bin

gnome-session-bin is:

The GNOME Session Manager is in charge of starting the core components of the GNOME desktop, and applications that should be launched at login time. It also features a way to save and restore currently running applications.

This package contains the binaries for the GNOME Session Manager, but no startup scripts. It is meant for those willing to start gnome-session by hand with the components of their choice, and for applications such as GDM that use gnome-session internally.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-session-bin

Install gnome-session-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-session-bin

Install gnome-session-bin 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-session-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-session-bin

How To Uninstall gnome-session-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-session-bin

Uninstall gnome-session-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-session-bin

Remove gnome-session-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-session-bin

Remove gnome-session-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-session-bin

Dependencies

gnome-session-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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