How To Install gkrellm-thinkbat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gkrellm-thinkbat

gkrellm-thinkbat is:

This plugin displays:

• power consumption
• time estimation
• remaining capacity percentage
• charging information

tp_smapi kernel module is required as source of information about battery.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-thinkbat 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-thinkbat 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-thinkbat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-thinkbat

Install gkrellm-thinkbat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-thinkbat

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

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-thinkbat

How To Uninstall gkrellm-thinkbat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-thinkbat

Uninstall gkrellm-thinkbat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-thinkbat

Remove gkrellm-thinkbat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-thinkbat

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

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

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

Dependencies

gkrellm-thinkbat have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• gkrellm

References

• gkrellm-thinkbat website

Summary

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