How To Install pm-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pm-utils on Kali Linux. pm-utils is utilities and scripts for power management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pm-utils on Kali Linux.

What is pm-utils

pm-utils is:

This package provides simple shell command line tools to suspend and hibernate your computer.

There are three methods to install pm-utils 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 pm-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pm-utils

Install pm-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pm-utils

Install pm-utils 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 pm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pm-utils

How To Uninstall pm-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pm-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pm-utils

Uninstall pm-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pm-utils

Remove pm-utils Configurations and Data

To remove pm-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pm-utils

Remove pm-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pm-utils

Dependencies

pm-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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