How To Install gkrellm-bfm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-bfm on Kali Linux. gkrellm-bfm is system load plugin for gkrellm with a duck

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-bfm on Kali Linux.

What is gkrellm-bfm

gkrellm-bfm is:

A load monitor plugin for gkrellm, descended from wmfishtime and bubblemon. Features include fish representing network traffic, bubbles representing CPU usage, and a duck representing a duck.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-bfm 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 gkrellm-bfm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-bfm

Install gkrellm-bfm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-bfm

Install gkrellm-bfm 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 gkrellm-bfm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-bfm

How To Uninstall gkrellm-bfm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gkrellm-bfm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-bfm

Uninstall gkrellm-bfm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-bfm

Remove gkrellm-bfm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-bfm

Remove gkrellm-bfm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-bfm

Dependencies

gkrellm-bfm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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