How To Install wmpinboard on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmpinboard on Kali Linux. wmpinboard is Window Maker dock applet resembling a miniature pinboard

Introduction

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

What is wmpinboard

wmpinboard is:

Themable Window Maker dock applet resembling a miniature pinboard. Icon is titled TODO. Includes alarm functions. Think of it as very high-tech post-its for your dockbar.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmpinboard

Install wmpinboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmpinboard

Install wmpinboard 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 wmpinboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmpinboard

How To Uninstall wmpinboard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmpinboard

Uninstall wmpinboard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmpinboard

Remove wmpinboard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmpinboard

Remove wmpinboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmpinboard

Dependencies

wmpinboard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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