How To Install conky-std on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install conky-std on Kali Linux.

What is conky-std

conky-std 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 package should be a good compromise for most users that do not need special features. It includes the following support:

X11, XDamage, XDBE, Xft, MPD, MOC, math, hddtemp, portmon, wireless, ncurses, apcupsd, I/O stats, argb and Lua.

There are three methods to install conky-std 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-std Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install conky-std

Install conky-std Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install conky-std

Install conky-std 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 conky-std using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install conky-std

How To Uninstall conky-std on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the conky-std package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove conky-std

Uninstall conky-std And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove conky-std

Remove conky-std Configurations and Data

To remove conky-std configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge conky-std

Remove conky-std configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conky-std

Dependencies

conky-std have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcurl3-gnutls
• libgcc-s1
• libimlib2
• libiw30
• liblua5.3-0
• libncurses6
• libstdc++6
• libtinfo6
• libx11-6
• libxdamage1

References

• conky-std website

Summary

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