How To Install mwm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mwm on Kali Linux. mwm is Motif Window Manager

Introduction

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

What is mwm

mwm is:

Motif is the industry standard GUI component toolkit for *NIX.

This package contains the Motif Window Manager, which has a clear but classical appearance. It is accompanied by xmbind, which is used to configure virtual key/mouse-bindings for Motif.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mwm

Install mwm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mwm

Install mwm 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 mwm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mwm

How To Uninstall mwm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mwm

Uninstall mwm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mwm

Remove mwm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mwm

Remove mwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mwm

Dependencies

mwm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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