How To Install gkrellm-x86info on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-x86info on Kali Linux.

What is gkrellm-x86info

gkrellm-x86info is:

This gkrellm plugin calculates the current cpu clock speed and displays it as a gkrellm monitor. This is useful on Notebooks with broken ACPI and varying CPU speeds.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-x86info 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-x86info 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-x86info using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-x86info

Install gkrellm-x86info Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gkrellm-x86info using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-x86info

Install gkrellm-x86info 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-x86info using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-x86info

How To Uninstall gkrellm-x86info on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gkrellm-x86info package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-x86info

Uninstall gkrellm-x86info And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellm-x86info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-x86info

Remove gkrellm-x86info Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellm-x86info configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-x86info

Remove gkrellm-x86info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gkrellm-x86info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-x86info

Dependencies

gkrellm-x86info have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• gkrellm

References

• gkrellm-x86info website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-x86info package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.