How To Install task-kde-desktop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install task-kde-desktop on Kali Linux.

What is task-kde-desktop

task-kde-desktop is:

This task package is used to install the Debian desktop, featuring
the KDE Plasma desktop environment, and with other packages that Debian users
expect to have available on the desktop.

There are three methods to install task-kde-desktop 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 task-kde-desktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install task-kde-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install task-kde-desktop

Install task-kde-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install task-kde-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install task-kde-desktop

Install task-kde-desktop 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 task-kde-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install task-kde-desktop

How To Uninstall task-kde-desktop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the task-kde-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove task-kde-desktop

Uninstall task-kde-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall task-kde-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove task-kde-desktop

Remove task-kde-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove task-kde-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge task-kde-desktop

Remove task-kde-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove task-kde-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge task-kde-desktop

Dependencies

task-kde-desktop have the following dependencies:

• tasksel
• task-desktop
• kde-standard
• sddm

References

• task-kde-desktop website

Summary

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