How To Install nodm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodm on Kali Linux. nodm is automatic display manager

Introduction

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

What is nodm

nodm is:

This package prepares the system to automatically start an X session at system boot. It is meant for devices like smartphones, but can be used on a regular computer as well, if the security implications are acceptable.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nodm

Install nodm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nodm

Install nodm 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 nodm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nodm

How To Uninstall nodm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nodm

Uninstall nodm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nodm

Remove nodm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nodm

Remove nodm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nodm

Dependencies

nodm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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