How To Install kali-desktop-gnome on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-gnome on Kali Linux.
What is kali-desktop-gnome
kali-desktop-gnome is:
This metapackage installs a minimalistic GNOME desktop on your Kali system.
There are three methods to install kali-desktop-gnome 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-desktop-gnome Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-gnome using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-desktop-gnomeInstall kali-desktop-gnome Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-desktop-gnome using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-desktop-gnomeInstall kali-desktop-gnome 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-desktop-gnome using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-desktop-gnomeHow To Uninstall kali-desktop-gnome on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-desktop-gnome package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-desktop-gnomeUninstall kali-desktop-gnome And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-desktop-gnome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-desktop-gnomeRemove kali-desktop-gnome Configurations and Data
To remove kali-desktop-gnome configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-desktop-gnomeRemove kali-desktop-gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-desktop-gnome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-desktop-gnomeDependencies
kali-desktop-gnome have the following dependencies:
- kali-desktop-core
- gnome-core
- gnome-shell-extensions
- gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
- gnome-shell-extension-proxyswitcher
- gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock
- gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
- gnome-shell-extension-workspaces-to-dock
- gnome-tweak-tool
- xdg-user-dirs-gtk
- gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1
- qt5ct
- eog
- totem
- file-roller
- gnome-terminal
- gedit
- gnome-calculator
- evince
- gnome-system-monitor
- gnome-screenshot
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-desktop-gnome package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
