How To Install fvwm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fvwm

fvwm is:

FVWM is a powerful ICCCM2 compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window System. FVWM requires relatively little memory.

This 2.6 version includes new features like full support of the EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) specification, internationalization, improved window decoration code (no flickering anymore), bi-directional asian text support, FreeType font support (antialiasing), image rendering, Perl based module library, support for PNG images, side titles and much more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fvwm

Install fvwm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fvwm

Install fvwm 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 fvwm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fvwm

How To Uninstall fvwm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fvwm

Uninstall fvwm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fvwm

Remove fvwm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fvwm

Remove fvwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fvwm

Dependencies

fvwm have the following dependencies:

• libperl4-corelibs-perl
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libfontconfig1
• libfreetype6
• libfribidi0
• libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libice6

References

• fvwm website

Summary

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