How To Install gnome-tweak-tool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gnome-tweak-tool

gnome-tweak-tool is:

GNOME Tweak Tool allows the adjustment of several advanced GNOME options that can’t be configured in gnome-control-center.

This package is here to ensure smooth upgrades. It can be removed when you see fit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-tweak-tool

Install gnome-tweak-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-tweak-tool

Install gnome-tweak-tool 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-tweak-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-tweak-tool

How To Uninstall gnome-tweak-tool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-tweak-tool

Uninstall gnome-tweak-tool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-tweak-tool

Remove gnome-tweak-tool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-tweak-tool

Remove gnome-tweak-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-tweak-tool

Dependencies

gnome-tweak-tool have the following dependencies:

• gnome-tweaks

References

• gnome-tweak-tool website

Summary

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