How To Install wmaker-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaker-utils on Kali Linux. wmaker-utils is Window Maker - Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaker-utils on Kali Linux.

What is wmaker-utils

wmaker-utils is:

Written by Alfredo Kojima almost from scratch, resembles the NeXTStep look very closely, and it is now an official GNU project. Window Maker (originally named WindowMaker) is not overloaded with features, and it is easier to configure than most other window managers. Its final goal is to produce a window manager that doesn’t require editing of configuration files. Window Maker is fast and doesn’t require tons of memory to run.

This package contains wxcopy and wxpaste, two utilities ordinarily shipped with Window Maker but not depending on it or any of its libraries. These utilities allow users to interact with cut buffers on the command line.

There are three methods to install wmaker-utils 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 wmaker-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmaker-utils

Install wmaker-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmaker-utils

Install wmaker-utils 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 wmaker-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmaker-utils

How To Uninstall wmaker-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wmaker-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmaker-utils

Uninstall wmaker-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmaker-utils

Remove wmaker-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmaker-utils

Remove wmaker-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmaker-utils

Dependencies

wmaker-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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