How To Install grdesktop on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grdesktop on Kali Linux. grdesktop is GNOME frontend for the rdesktop client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grdesktop on Kali Linux.

What is grdesktop

grdesktop is:

grdesktop is a GNOME frontend for the remote desktop client (rdesktop).

It can save several connections (including their options), and browse the network for available terminal servers.

There are three methods to install grdesktop 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 grdesktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grdesktop

Install grdesktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grdesktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grdesktop

Install grdesktop 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 grdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grdesktop

How To Uninstall grdesktop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grdesktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grdesktop

Uninstall grdesktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grdesktop

Remove grdesktop Configurations and Data

To remove grdesktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grdesktop

Remove grdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grdesktop

Dependencies

grdesktop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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