How To Install ktimer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ktimer

ktimer is:

KTimer is a countdown timer for running commands after a delay. The countdown can be paused or set to loop continuously.

This package is part of the KDE SC utilities module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ktimer

Install ktimer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ktimer

Install ktimer 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 ktimer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ktimer

How To Uninstall ktimer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ktimer

Uninstall ktimer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ktimer

Remove ktimer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ktimer

Remove ktimer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ktimer

Dependencies

ktimer have the following dependencies:

• kio
• libc6
• libkf5configcore5
• libkf5configwidgets5
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5dbusaddons5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5kiowidgets5
• libkf5notifications5
• libkf5widgetsaddons5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• ktimer website

Summary

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