How To Install pidgin-awayonlock on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-awayonlock on Kali Linux. pidgin-awayonlock is pidgin plugin to set as away on screensaver activation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-awayonlock on Kali Linux.

What is pidgin-awayonlock

pidgin-awayonlock is:

Away-on-Lock is a simple plugin for pidgin (or any other libpurple-based IM client) to change your status when the screensaver gets activated.

It currently supports gnome-screensaver and kscreensaver.

There are three methods to install pidgin-awayonlock on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pidgin-awayonlock Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-awayonlock using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-awayonlock

Install pidgin-awayonlock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-awayonlock using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pidgin-awayonlock

Install pidgin-awayonlock Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux 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 apt database, We can install pidgin-awayonlock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-awayonlock

How To Uninstall pidgin-awayonlock on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pidgin-awayonlock package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-awayonlock

Uninstall pidgin-awayonlock And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pidgin-awayonlock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-awayonlock

Remove pidgin-awayonlock Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-awayonlock configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-awayonlock

Remove pidgin-awayonlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pidgin-awayonlock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-awayonlock

Dependencies

pidgin-awayonlock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-awayonlock package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.