Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-base on Kali Linux.
What is desktop-base
desktop-base is:
This package contains various miscellaneous files which are used by
Debian Desktop installations. Currently, it provides some
Debian-related artwork and themes, .desktop files containing links to
Debian related material (suitable for placement on a user’s desktop),
and other common files between the available desktop environments
such as GNOME and KDE.
There are three methods to install desktop-base 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 desktop-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install desktop-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desktop-baseInstall desktop-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desktop-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desktop-baseInstall desktop-base 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 desktop-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desktop-baseHow To Uninstall desktop-base on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the desktop-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desktop-baseUninstall desktop-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desktop-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desktop-baseRemove desktop-base Configurations and Data
To remove desktop-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desktop-baseRemove desktop-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desktop-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desktop-baseDependencies
desktop-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktop-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
