How To Install openbox-gnome-session on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbox-gnome-session on Kali Linux.
What is openbox-gnome-session
openbox-gnome-session is:
openbox-gnome-session can provide GNOME session with openbox as a default window manager. It can replace the original window manager in GNOME Shell and GNOME Fallback sessions.
There are three methods to install openbox-gnome-session 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 openbox-gnome-session Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openbox-gnome-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbox-gnome-sessionInstall openbox-gnome-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openbox-gnome-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbox-gnome-sessionInstall openbox-gnome-session 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 openbox-gnome-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbox-gnome-sessionHow To Uninstall openbox-gnome-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openbox-gnome-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbox-gnome-sessionUninstall openbox-gnome-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbox-gnome-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbox-gnome-sessionRemove openbox-gnome-session Configurations and Data
To remove openbox-gnome-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbox-gnome-sessionRemove openbox-gnome-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbox-gnome-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbox-gnome-sessionDependencies
openbox-gnome-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbox-gnome-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
