How To Install conky-cli on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install conky-cli on Kali Linux.
What is conky-cli
conky-cli is:
Conky is a system monitor that can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window. Conky has many built-in objects, as well as the ability to execute external programs or scripts (either external or through built-in Lua support).
This is a basic package that can be useful in servers or piped with dzen2. It includes the following support:
MPD, MOC, math, apcupsd, ncurses and I/O stats.
There are three methods to install conky-cli 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 conky-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install conky-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install conky-cliInstall conky-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install conky-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install conky-cliInstall conky-cli 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 conky-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install conky-cliHow To Uninstall conky-cli on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the conky-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove conky-cliUninstall conky-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall conky-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove conky-cliRemove conky-cli Configurations and Data
To remove conky-cli configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge conky-cliRemove conky-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove conky-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conky-cliDependencies
conky-cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install conky-cli package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.