How To Install wmnut on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmnut on Kali Linux. wmnut is WindowMaker dock app that displays UPS statistics from NUTs upsd

Introduction

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

What is wmnut

wmnut is:

WMNUT monitors UPS statistics through the NUT (Network UPS Tools, http://www.networkupstools.org) framework on Linux and other systems. This information, presented in a nice visual format, can be invaluable on stations using an UPS.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmnut

Install wmnut Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmnut

Install wmnut 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 wmnut using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmnut

How To Uninstall wmnut on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmnut

Uninstall wmnut And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmnut

Remove wmnut Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmnut

Remove wmnut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmnut

Dependencies

wmnut have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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