How To Install wmressel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wmressel

wmressel is:

wmressel is a simple dockable X11 resolution selector for Window Maker that displays the current X11 resolution and lets you change it through a popup menu.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmressel

Install wmressel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmressel

Install wmressel 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 wmressel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmressel

How To Uninstall wmressel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmressel

Uninstall wmressel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmressel

Remove wmressel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmressel

Remove wmressel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmressel

Dependencies

wmressel have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdockapp3
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libx11-6
• libxinerama1
• libxxf86vm1

References

• wmressel website

Summary

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