How To Install services-admin on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gnome-system-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is services-admin and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install services-admin on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install services-admin using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install services-admin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-system-tools

Install services-admin using apt

Because services-admin is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install services-admin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-system-tools

Install services-admin using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install services-admin by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-system-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package services-admin using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the services-admin, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gnome-system-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools

How To Uninstall services-admin from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the services-admin package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-system-tools

Uninstall services-admin and all its dependencies

To uninstall services-admin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-system-tools

Remove services-admin with all configurations and data

To remove services-admin configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-system-tools

Remove services-admin completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to services-admin package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-system-tools

Extra info and code examples

The GNOME System Tools are a fully integrated set of tools aimed to make easy the job that means the computer administration on an UNIX or Linux system. They're thought to help from the new Linux or UNIX user to the system administrators. Its main advantages are: * Full integration with the new GNOME Control Center. * An user-friendly interface to carry out the main administration tasks. * The use of a common user interface in every system. * A common structure that makes easy the development of new system tools. Nowadays there are tools for managing: - Users and groups - Date and time - Network options - Services - Shares (NFS and Samba)

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install services-admin using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the services-admin from Kali Linux.

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