How To Install gkrellkam on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gkrellkam

gkrellkam is:

GKrellKam is basically wmGrabImage in a GKrellM panel, except that it is more flexible (you can specify a local or remote image, or a list of local or remote images, or a script that outputs the right image, etc). The image (any format or size) is resized to a thumbnail and placed in a GKrellM panel, where it is updated periodically. Multiple images are rotated.

This plugin is useful for keeping track of webcams, weather maps, or any other kind of changing image information.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellkam

Install gkrellkam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellkam

Install gkrellkam 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 gkrellkam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellkam

How To Uninstall gkrellkam on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gkrellkam

Uninstall gkrellkam And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellkam

Remove gkrellkam Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellkam

Remove gkrellkam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellkam

Dependencies

gkrellkam have the following dependencies:

• gkrellm
• libc6

References

• gkrellkam website

Summary

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