How To Install ipwatchd-gnotify on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipwatchd-gnotify on Kali Linux. ipwatchd-gnotify is Gnome notification tool for IPwatchD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipwatchd-gnotify on Kali Linux.

What is ipwatchd-gnotify

ipwatchd-gnotify is:

IPwatchD-G-Notify is notification tool for Gnome environment used by IPwatchD daemon to display notification “bubble” when IP conflict occurs.

There are three methods to install ipwatchd-gnotify 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 ipwatchd-gnotify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ipwatchd-gnotify

Install ipwatchd-gnotify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ipwatchd-gnotify

Install ipwatchd-gnotify 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 ipwatchd-gnotify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipwatchd-gnotify

How To Uninstall ipwatchd-gnotify on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ipwatchd-gnotify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ipwatchd-gnotify

Uninstall ipwatchd-gnotify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipwatchd-gnotify

Remove ipwatchd-gnotify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ipwatchd-gnotify

Remove ipwatchd-gnotify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipwatchd-gnotify

Dependencies

ipwatchd-gnotify have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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