How To Install swisswatch on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is swisswatch

swisswatch is:

Swisswatch is a clock for the X desktop. It relies heavily on resources for configuration, and can be adjusted to a wide range of looks. While it can be configured completely via resources and provides looks for a Botta (SFMoMA) clock style, an oclock emulation and other appearances, it defaults to the style of a Swiss Railway Clock.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install swisswatch

Install swisswatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install swisswatch

Install swisswatch 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 swisswatch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swisswatch

How To Uninstall swisswatch on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove swisswatch

Uninstall swisswatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swisswatch

Remove swisswatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge swisswatch

Remove swisswatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swisswatch

Dependencies

swisswatch have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxmu6
• libxt6

References

• swisswatch website

Summary

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