How To Install gnustep-back0.28 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-back0.28 on Kali Linux.

What is gnustep-back0.28

gnustep-back0.28 is:

It is a backend component for the GNUstep GUI Library. The implementation of the GNUstep GUI Library is designed in two parts. The first part is the front-end component which is independent of platform and display system. This front-end is combined with a back-end component which handles all of the display system dependent such as specific calls to the X Window System.

This is an empty package that depends on the various backends.

There are three methods to install gnustep-back0.28 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 gnustep-back0.28 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-back0.28 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-back0.28

Install gnustep-back0.28 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-back0.28 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnustep-back0.28

Install gnustep-back0.28 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 gnustep-back0.28 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-back0.28

How To Uninstall gnustep-back0.28 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnustep-back0.28 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnustep-back0.28

Uninstall gnustep-back0.28 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnustep-back0.28 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-back0.28

Remove gnustep-back0.28 Configurations and Data

To remove gnustep-back0.28 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-back0.28

Remove gnustep-back0.28 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnustep-back0.28 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-back0.28

Dependencies

gnustep-back0.28 have the following dependencies:

• gnustep-back0.28-cairo

References

• gnustep-back0.28 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-back0.28 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.