How To Install wmfsm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmfsm on Kali Linux. wmfsm is WindowMaker dock app for monitoring filesystem usage

Introduction

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

What is wmfsm

wmfsm is:

Nice graphical ‘df’, showing you to what degree the mounted filesystems are used.

Another X11 dockable application designed for WindowMaker. It works with other window managers as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmfsm

Install wmfsm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmfsm

Install wmfsm 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 wmfsm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmfsm

How To Uninstall wmfsm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmfsm

Uninstall wmfsm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmfsm

Remove wmfsm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmfsm

Remove wmfsm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmfsm

Dependencies

wmfsm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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