- Kali Linux:An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook(Second Edition)
- Himanshu Sharma
- 109字
- 2025-02-18 00:26:50
How to do it...
- We use the following command to install KDE:
apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base kde-plasma-desktop
- Type Y when it asks for confirmation on additional space requirements.
- Click OK on both the windows that pop up.
- When the installation is complete, we open a Terminal window and type the following command:
update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
The following screenshot shows the output of the preceding command:

- Choose the startkde option (in our case, 2) and press Enter.
- Log out and log in again, and we will see the KDE environment:

Kali has already provided prebuilt images of different desktop environments. These can be downloaded from https://www.kali.org/downloads/.