How To Install gsetroot on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gsetroot

gsetroot is:

It can be used to choose a wallpaper and configure root window. It works under Window Managers like FluxBox, Enlightenment, WindowMaker NextStep, BlackBox, IceWM and others… This software is under the GPL license.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsetroot

Install gsetroot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gsetroot

Install gsetroot 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 gsetroot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsetroot

How To Uninstall gsetroot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gsetroot

Uninstall gsetroot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsetroot

Remove gsetroot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gsetroot

Remove gsetroot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsetroot

Dependencies

gsetroot have the following dependencies:

• libatk1.0-0
• libc6
• libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• eterm

References

• gsetroot website

Summary

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