How To Install pm-utils on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pm-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pm-utilsInstall pm-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pm-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pm-utilsInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pm-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pm-utilsHow 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-utilsUninstall 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-utilsRemove 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-utilsRemove 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-utilsDependencies
pm-utils have the following dependencies:
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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.
