How To Install gnome-system-log on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-system-log on Kali Linux. gnome-system-log is system log viewer for GNOME

Introduction

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

What is gnome-system-log

gnome-system-log is:

This program displays system log files in a friendly way and allows one to filter or search expressions in them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-system-log

Install gnome-system-log Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-system-log

Install gnome-system-log 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-system-log using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-system-log

How To Uninstall gnome-system-log on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-system-log

Uninstall gnome-system-log And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-system-log

Remove gnome-system-log Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-system-log

Remove gnome-system-log configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-system-log

Dependencies

gnome-system-log have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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