How To Install gnome-terminal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-terminal on Kali Linux. gnome-terminal is GNOME terminal emulator application

Introduction

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

What is gnome-terminal

gnome-terminal is:

GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulation application that you can use to perform the following actions:

  • Access a UNIX shell in the GNOME environment.
  • Run any application that is designed to run on VT102, VT220, and xterm terminals.

GNOME Terminal features the ability to use multiple terminals in a single window (tabs) and profiles support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-terminal

Install gnome-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-terminal

Install gnome-terminal 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-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-terminal

How To Uninstall gnome-terminal on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-terminal

Uninstall gnome-terminal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-terminal

Remove gnome-terminal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-terminal

Remove gnome-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-terminal

Dependencies

gnome-terminal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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