How To Install binclock on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is binclock

binclock is:

BinClock - Displays system time in binary format. It supports showing the time with eight different colors, and it can run a loop that prints the time every second. The default colors and characters for printing can be changed with a config file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install binclock

Install binclock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install binclock

Install binclock 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 binclock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binclock

How To Uninstall binclock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove binclock

Uninstall binclock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binclock

Remove binclock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge binclock

Remove binclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binclock

Dependencies

binclock have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• binclock website

Summary

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