How To Install winwrangler on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install winwrangler on Kali Linux. winwrangler is Daemon for manipulating windows (tiled layout, etc.)

Introduction

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

What is winwrangler

winwrangler is:

Manipulations not commonly found in window managers. This package contains support for the ‘2/3 layout’, ’tile’ and ’expand’ actions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install winwrangler

Install winwrangler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install winwrangler

Install winwrangler 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 winwrangler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install winwrangler

How To Uninstall winwrangler on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove winwrangler

Uninstall winwrangler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove winwrangler

Remove winwrangler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge winwrangler

Remove winwrangler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge winwrangler

Dependencies

winwrangler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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