How To Install wmhdplop on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wmhdplop

wmhdplop is:

It monitors your hard drives by sending visual stimuli to your cortex each time your /dev/hdx writes or reads anything. Try to launch openoffice and enjoy the wmhdplop show.

wmhdplop is a dockapp for Window Maker.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmhdplop

Install wmhdplop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmhdplop

Install wmhdplop 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 wmhdplop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmhdplop

How To Uninstall wmhdplop on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmhdplop

Uninstall wmhdplop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmhdplop

Remove wmhdplop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmhdplop

Remove wmhdplop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmhdplop

Dependencies

wmhdplop have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libice6

References

• wmhdplop website

Summary

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