How To Install evilwm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is evilwm

evilwm is:

evilwm is based on aewm by Decklin Foster. It’s minimalist in that it omits unnecessary stuff like window decorations and icons. But it’s very usable in that it provides good keyboard control with repositioning and maximize toggles, solid window drags, snap-to-border support, and virtual desktops.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install evilwm

Install evilwm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install evilwm

Install evilwm 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 evilwm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install evilwm

How To Uninstall evilwm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove evilwm

Uninstall evilwm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove evilwm

Remove evilwm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge evilwm

Remove evilwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evilwm

Dependencies

evilwm have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxrandr2

References

• evilwm website

Summary

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