How To Install gnome-session on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-session
gnome-session 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 required components for the standard GNOME 3 session, based on the GNOME Shell. It can be started from a display manager such as GDM, and requires 3D acceleration to work properly.
There are three methods to install gnome-session 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-sessionInstall gnome-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-sessionInstall gnome-session 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-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-sessionHow To Uninstall gnome-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-sessionUninstall gnome-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-sessionRemove gnome-session Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-sessionRemove gnome-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-sessionDependencies
gnome-session have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.