Using Gnome Desktop Environment in Kali Linux

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When we use Linux, sometimes we need to change DE, it’s possible in Kali Linux too.

Available DE

We can use these DE in Kali Linux, the package naming format is like this “kali-desktop-<metapackage>”

• kali-desktop-gnome: GNOME (DE)
• kali-desktop-kde: KDE (DE)
• kali-desktop-mate: MATE (DE)

You can visit this link to view list available packages.

Install

In this article, we want to install Gnome DE.

Update system

First, we need to update the system

sudo apt-get update

Install gnome

After that, install Gnome using this command.

sudo apt-get install kali-desktop-gnome

Choose display manager

If popup appear for choose display manager, choose gdm3 for Gnome display manager.

Reboot

After installation success, we need to reboot system

reboot

Choose DE in login screen, usually located at the bottom-right of the window.

Result

References

Switching Desktop Environments | Kali Linux Documentation

Kali Linux Metapackages | Kali Linux Documentation