How To Install kali-defaults-desktop on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-defaults-desktop on Kali Linux.
What is kali-defaults-desktop
kali-defaults-desktop is:
This package implements a subset of various default settings within Kali, in particular those that are used by graphical desktops.
The purpose of this package is mainly to host all configuration changes that have a high cost in terms of diskspace due to the size of the dependencies. This includes notably all gsettings overrides.
There are three methods to install kali-defaults-desktop 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 kali-defaults-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-defaults-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-defaults-desktopInstall kali-defaults-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-defaults-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-defaults-desktopInstall kali-defaults-desktop 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-defaults-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-defaults-desktopHow To Uninstall kali-defaults-desktop on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-defaults-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-defaults-desktopUninstall kali-defaults-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-defaults-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-defaults-desktopRemove kali-defaults-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove kali-defaults-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-defaults-desktopRemove kali-defaults-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-defaults-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-defaults-desktopDependencies
kali-defaults-desktop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-defaults-desktop package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
