How To Install osdsh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osdsh on Kali Linux. osdsh is overlays your screen with various system information

Introduction

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

What is osdsh

osdsh is:

OSDsh is a little program that overlays system information using the XOSD library. OSDsh was originally based on osdd and provides features like:

  • It is able to display a clock.
  • Shows the volume levels of the soundcard when changing.
  • Tells you if you are on- or off-line, and the time you were connected.
  • Shows the battery status and
  • shows any message you want it to.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osdsh

Install osdsh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osdsh

Install osdsh 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 osdsh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osdsh

How To Uninstall osdsh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove osdsh

Uninstall osdsh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osdsh

Remove osdsh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge osdsh

Remove osdsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osdsh

Dependencies

osdsh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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