How To Install kali-menu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-menu on Kali Linux.
What is kali-menu
kali-menu is:
This package provides a custom menu for Kali Linux.
It is used by any desktop that complies with the Freedesktop menu specification at http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-1.0.html
There are three methods to install kali-menu 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-menu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-menuInstall kali-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-menuInstall kali-menu 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-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-menuHow To Uninstall kali-menu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-menuUninstall kali-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-menuRemove kali-menu Configurations and Data
To remove kali-menu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-menuRemove kali-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-menuDependencies
kali-menu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-menu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
