How To Install macfanctld on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is macfanctld

macfanctld is:

This daemon reads the temperature sensors in an Apple Macbook (or Macbook Pro) computer and throttles the fans accordingly to keep the temperature within configurable limits.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install macfanctld

Install macfanctld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install macfanctld

Install macfanctld 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 macfanctld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install macfanctld

How To Uninstall macfanctld on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove macfanctld

Uninstall macfanctld And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove macfanctld

Remove macfanctld Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge macfanctld

Remove macfanctld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge macfanctld

Dependencies

macfanctld have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• lsb-base

References

• macfanctld website

Summary

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