How To Install distccmon-gnome on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install distccmon-gnome on Kali Linux. distccmon-gnome is GTK+ monitor for distcc a distributed client and server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install distccmon-gnome on Kali Linux.

What is distccmon-gnome

distccmon-gnome is:

distcc is a program to distribute compilation of C or C++ code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local compile, is simple to install and use, and is often significantly faster than a local compile. distcc does not require all machines to share a filesystem, have synchronized clocks, or to have the same libraries or header files installed.

this is the GTK+ monitor program.

There are three methods to install distccmon-gnome 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 distccmon-gnome Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install distccmon-gnome

Install distccmon-gnome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install distccmon-gnome

Install distccmon-gnome 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 distccmon-gnome using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install distccmon-gnome

How To Uninstall distccmon-gnome on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the distccmon-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove distccmon-gnome

Uninstall distccmon-gnome And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove distccmon-gnome

Remove distccmon-gnome Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge distccmon-gnome

Remove distccmon-gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge distccmon-gnome

Dependencies

distccmon-gnome have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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