How To Install xosview on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xosview on Kali Linux.
What is xosview
xosview is:
Xosview is a monitor which displays the status of several system based parameters. These include CPU usage, load average, memory usage, swap space usage, network usage, Wireless LAN meter, interrupts and serial port status. Appearance is fully configurable via command line or X resources.
There are three methods to install xosview 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 xosview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xosview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xosviewInstall xosview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xosview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xosviewInstall xosview 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xosview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xosviewHow To Uninstall xosview on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xosview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xosviewUninstall xosview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xosview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xosviewRemove xosview Configurations and Data
To remove xosview configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xosviewRemove xosview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xosview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xosviewDependencies
xosview have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xosview package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
