Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systempreferences.app on Kali Linux.
What is systempreferences.app
systempreferences.app is:
System Preferences is an application which allows one to manage the
settings of many aspects of the GNUstep environment and its
applications. The System Preferences application is made of Modules,
each one a bundle representing a single control panel, and is thus
extensible and modular.
There are three methods to install systempreferences.app 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 systempreferences.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install systempreferences.app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systempreferences.appInstall systempreferences.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systempreferences.app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systempreferences.appInstall systempreferences.app 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 systempreferences.app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systempreferences.app
How To Uninstall systempreferences.app on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the systempreferences.app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systempreferences.app
Uninstall systempreferences.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systempreferences.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systempreferences.app
Remove systempreferences.app Configurations and Data
To remove systempreferences.app configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systempreferences.app
Remove systempreferences.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systempreferences.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systempreferences.app
Dependencies
systempreferences.app have the following dependencies:
- libpreferencepanes1
- gnustep-back0.28
- gnustep-base-runtime
- gnustep-gui-runtime
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgnustep-base1.27
- libgnustep-gui0.28
- libobjc4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systempreferences.app package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
