How To Install wmdrawer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmdrawer on Kali Linux. wmdrawer is Window Maker dockapp providing a drawer to launch applications

Introduction

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

What is wmdrawer

wmdrawer is:

Features include:

  • The drawer is retractable and animated.
  • Several columns of buttons can be defined in the drawer.
  • The configuration file is automatically reloaded if it changes.
  • Multiple instances of the program can run at the same time.
  • The buttons can be highlighted under the mouse cursor.
  • A tooltip can be defined for each button.
  • The drawer can be transparent.
  • Ability to launch several apps at once from the drawer. By holding down the key Shift or by using mouse buttons middle or right instead of left, you can keep the drawer opened.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmdrawer

Install wmdrawer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmdrawer

Install wmdrawer 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 wmdrawer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmdrawer

How To Uninstall wmdrawer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmdrawer

Uninstall wmdrawer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmdrawer

Remove wmdrawer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmdrawer

Remove wmdrawer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmdrawer

Dependencies

wmdrawer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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