How To Install wmcpuload on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wmcpuload

wmcpuload is:

WMCPULoad is a dockapp for X window managers such as WindowMaker, AfterStep, BlackBox and Enlightenment. It displays the current CPU usage as percentage value and chart with an LCD-like look. Its appearance can be configured from the commandline and it has a backlight mode which can be triggered manually or by an adjustable alarm percentage.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmcpuload

Install wmcpuload Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmcpuload

Install wmcpuload 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 wmcpuload using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmcpuload

How To Uninstall wmcpuload on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmcpuload

Uninstall wmcpuload And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmcpuload

Remove wmcpuload Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmcpuload

Remove wmcpuload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmcpuload

Dependencies

wmcpuload have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxpm4

References

• wmcpuload website

Summary

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