How To Install wbar on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wbar

wbar is:

Wbar is a quick launch bar. It’s fast, light and cool eye-candy. It was initially developed for Fluxbox, then tested on WindowMaker, Xfce and GNOME 2 and it works very well with other window managers, too. It can run on top of desktops such as xfdesktop or Nautilus with the -above-desk switch.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wbar

Install wbar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wbar

Install wbar 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 wbar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wbar

How To Uninstall wbar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wbar

Uninstall wbar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wbar

Remove wbar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wbar

Remove wbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wbar

Dependencies

wbar have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libimlib2
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6

References

• wbar website

Summary

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