How To Install tlp-rdw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tlp-rdw on Kali Linux. tlp-rdw is Radio device wizard

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tlp-rdw on Kali Linux.

What is `tlp-rdw`

tlp-rdw is:

Radio device wizard is an add-on to TLP. It provides event based switching of:

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WWAN radio devices
upon network connect/disconnect
and dock/undock.

There are three methods to install tlp-rdw 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 tlp-rdw Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tlp-rdw

Install tlp-rdw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tlp-rdw

Install tlp-rdw 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 tlp-rdw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tlp-rdw

How To Uninstall tlp-rdw on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tlp-rdw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tlp-rdw

Uninstall tlp-rdw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tlp-rdw

Remove tlp-rdw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tlp-rdw

Remove tlp-rdw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tlp-rdw

Dependencies

tlp-rdw have the following dependencies:

References

tlp-rdw website

Summary

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