How To Install wmcpu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmcpu on Kali Linux. wmcpu is Window Maker docking app similar to xosview

Introduction

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

What is wmcpu

wmcpu is:

Displays a 64x64 box with:

  • CPU
  • Mem
  • Swap
  • Uptime

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmcpu

Install wmcpu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmcpu

Install wmcpu 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 wmcpu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmcpu

How To Uninstall wmcpu on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmcpu

Uninstall wmcpu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmcpu

Remove wmcpu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmcpu

Remove wmcpu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmcpu

Dependencies

wmcpu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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