How To Install batalert on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is batalert

batalert is:

batalert (aka Battery Alert) is a tool, written in Ruby, to notify the users when their battery is either under-charged (default: < 10%) or over-charged (default: > 90%).

To run executable every n minutes, add the following as your cron job: */n * * * * batalert

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install batalert

Install batalert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install batalert

Install batalert 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 batalert using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install batalert

How To Uninstall batalert on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove batalert

Uninstall batalert And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove batalert

Remove batalert Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge batalert

Remove batalert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge batalert

Dependencies

batalert have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-espeak
• ruby-libnotify

References

• batalert website

Summary

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