How To Install gvidm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gvidm

gvidm is:

Running gvidm will pop up a list of available modes and allows the user to select one if desired. This makes it perfect for running from an application menu or a hotkey, so you don’t have to use ram for an applet constantly running. If you are running dual or multi-head displays, it will give you a list of screens so you can select the appropriate one.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gvidm

Install gvidm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gvidm

Install gvidm 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 gvidm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gvidm

How To Uninstall gvidm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gvidm

Uninstall gvidm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvidm

Remove gvidm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gvidm

Remove gvidm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvidm

Dependencies

gvidm have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6
• libxinerama1
• libxrandr2
• libxxf86vm1

References

• gvidm website

Summary

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