How To Install wmforkplop on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmforkplop on Kali Linux. wmforkplop is monitors forking activity and displays top CPU consuming processes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmforkplop on Kali Linux.

What is wmforkplop

wmforkplop is:

Wmforkplop monitors the forking activity of the kernel and displays a list of the most CPU consuming processes. Although primarily aimed at Windowmaker, it will run on any window manager, either as a dockapp or as a standard X11 application.

There are three methods to install wmforkplop 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 wmforkplop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmforkplop

Install wmforkplop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wmforkplop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmforkplop

Install wmforkplop 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 wmforkplop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmforkplop

How To Uninstall wmforkplop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wmforkplop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmforkplop

Uninstall wmforkplop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmforkplop

Remove wmforkplop Configurations and Data

To remove wmforkplop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmforkplop

Remove wmforkplop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmforkplop

Dependencies

wmforkplop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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