How do i install packages for Kali on a 2nd. account on same debian install ?

TokTok · 03-20-2020, 02:38 PM

There some things in kali i want to take a look at but want to install on a 2nd. user account i created as admin / Not the primary user i use everyday.
Same box only 1 os & hdd but 2 admin users.

BW-userx · 03-20-2020, 04:50 PM

and so what is the issue? you have two users on the same system that have admin (sudo) log in to the one you want to try out stuff on ..

Code:

sudo
passwd
sudo adduser
(follow promps)

or

Code:

sudo useradd -m -g users -G wheel,floppy,audio,video,cdrom,plugdev,power,netdev,lp,scanner -s /bin/bash slacker

you install apps the very same way using, sudo apt install <pkg>

michaelk · 03-20-2020, 04:57 PM

If you are installing a program using the package manager then it does not matter because the package's installation scripts determines where all the pieces go i.e permissions, menu, configuration files etc. etc. Otherwise you need to modify the scripts but depending on the program you need to recompile the code if there are no command line options to look at configuration files in a non standard location.

If you are installing from source code then anything is possible.

TokTok · 03-20-2020, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

and so what is the issue? you have two users on the same system that have admin (sudo) log in to the one you want to try out stuff on ..

Code:

sudo
passwd
sudo adduser
(follow promps)

or

Code:

sudo useradd -m -g users -G wheel,floppy,audio,video,cdrom,plugdev,power,netdev,lp,scanner -s /bin/bash slacker

you install apps the very same way using, sudo apt install <pkg>

I already added the 2nd. user from groups app on main user 1 i did not use sudo as you described so how will this fact affect things ? I did not see any provision for a separate root pw for the 2nd. user but does it actually matter as one root is enough for separate script install to 2nd. user ?

BW-userx · 03-21-2020, 10:23 AM

sudo = root privileges, like a proxy. if you just want to use a separate user to play around with apps then just as you did create one, and give that user the sudo group or wheel group whichever one that systems uses to proxy a user to have root privileges.

root is the one user that is allowed to install and remove software on the system, within the system.

regardless of which user you have using the app it is still on the system as a whole. do you know about the applications config files and where they are usually kept for each user?

this way you can delete them too if you do not want them in the users home.

Code:

sudo moduser -aG sudo username

pan64 · 03-21-2020, 10:33 AM

How did you create that second admin account?