Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arctica-greeter-guest-session on Kali Linux.
What is arctica-greeter-guest-session
arctica-greeter-guest-session is:
A greeter shell for the LightDM login manager. Arctica Greeter can be used as
local display manager as well as thin client login manager.
This package adds guest account support to the Arctica Greeter login manager.
There are three methods to install arctica-greeter-guest-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 arctica-greeter-guest-session Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install arctica-greeter-guest-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arctica-greeter-guest-sessionInstall arctica-greeter-guest-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arctica-greeter-guest-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arctica-greeter-guest-sessionInstall arctica-greeter-guest-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 arctica-greeter-guest-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arctica-greeter-guest-session
How To Uninstall arctica-greeter-guest-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the arctica-greeter-guest-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arctica-greeter-guest-session
Uninstall arctica-greeter-guest-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arctica-greeter-guest-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arctica-greeter-guest-session
Remove arctica-greeter-guest-session Configurations and Data
To remove arctica-greeter-guest-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arctica-greeter-guest-session
Remove arctica-greeter-guest-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arctica-greeter-guest-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arctica-greeter-guest-session
Dependencies
arctica-greeter-guest-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arctica-greeter-guest-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
