How To Install kali-root-login on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-root-login on Kali Linux.

What is kali-root-login

kali-root-login is:

Kali’s purpose is very specific and it requires root rights in many cases. As such, root logins are allowed by default.

Installing this package modifies gdm3’s default configuration to allow root logins.

There are three methods to install kali-root-login 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-root-login Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-root-login

Install kali-root-login Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-root-login using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-root-login

Install kali-root-login 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 kali-root-login using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-root-login

How To Uninstall kali-root-login on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-root-login package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-root-login

Uninstall kali-root-login And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-root-login

Remove kali-root-login Configurations and Data

To remove kali-root-login configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-root-login

Remove kali-root-login configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-root-login configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-root-login

Dependencies

kali-root-login have the following dependencies:

References

• kali-root-login website

Summary

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