How to Install and Uninstall kali-desktop-core Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "kali-desktop-core" package

This guide let you learn how to install kali-desktop-core on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kali-desktop-core
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kali-desktop-core" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall kali-desktop-core on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kali-desktop-core
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kali-desktop-core package on Kali Linux

Package: kali-desktop-core
Source: kali-meta
Version: 2024.1.1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 18
Depends: kali-archive-keyring, kali-defaults-desktop, kali-grant-root, kali-menu, kali-themes, haveged, firefox-esr | firefox, xdg-utils, dbus-user-session, dbus-x11, xserver-xorg-legacy
Recommends: fuse3, orca
Suggests: kali-root-login
Homepage: https://www.kali.org
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/k/kali-meta/kali-desktop-core_2024.1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 12732
SHA256: 232c19e061a0f748f0bf36a74763d341fe0827f81cee933c165ca35a2db8d709
SHA1: 23752710cbd1cf0a0d017ad512e8e470471af68e
MD5sum: cd0ad030d5a9d7c8ed5468c029a259e9
Description: Metapackage with dependencies common to all Kali's desktops
This metapackage depends on Kali packages that should be installed on all
desktop installations of Kali Linux.
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This metapackage is a dependency of all kali-desktop-* packages.
Description-md5: