How To Install wmcalclock on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcalclock on Kali Linux. wmcalclock is dock.app which simply tells time and date

Introduction

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

What is wmcalclock

wmcalclock is:

wmCalClock is a dock app specifically written for WindowMaker, but will work with other window managers. It features antialiased text display with the ability to choose between different fonts and colors. wmCalclock supports 12, 24 and 30 hour time, Greenwich time, Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time, and Local Sidereal Time.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmcalclock

Install wmcalclock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmcalclock

Install wmcalclock 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 wmcalclock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmcalclock

How To Uninstall wmcalclock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmcalclock

Uninstall wmcalclock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmcalclock

Remove wmcalclock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmcalclock

Remove wmcalclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmcalclock

Dependencies

wmcalclock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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