How To Install sleepd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sleepd on Kali Linux. sleepd is puts an inactive or low battery laptop to sleep

Introduction

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

What is sleepd

sleepd is:

This is a daemon to put a laptop to sleep if it is not being used or if the battery is low.

It supports UPower, APM, and ACPI, although external programs must be used to actually put the system to sleep.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sleepd

Install sleepd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sleepd

Install sleepd 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 sleepd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sleepd

How To Uninstall sleepd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sleepd

Uninstall sleepd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sleepd

Remove sleepd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sleepd

Remove sleepd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sleepd

Dependencies

sleepd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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