How To Install wmifinfo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmifinfo on Kali Linux. wmifinfo is Dockapp that shows information for all interfaces

Introduction

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

What is wmifinfo

wmifinfo is:

wmifinfo is a simple applet showing basic network info for all available interfaces. It shows IP address, netmask, gateway and MAC address in a similar way to ifconfig.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmifinfo

Install wmifinfo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmifinfo

Install wmifinfo 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 wmifinfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmifinfo

How To Uninstall wmifinfo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmifinfo

Uninstall wmifinfo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmifinfo

Remove wmifinfo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmifinfo

Remove wmifinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmifinfo

Dependencies

wmifinfo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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