How To Install wmstickynotes on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wmstickynotes

wmstickynotes is:

This program is a Window Maker style dockapp which allows you to create note windows. By default, the notes, along with their position, size, and color, are stored in files and will be restored when wmstickynotes is run again.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmstickynotes

Install wmstickynotes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wmstickynotes

Install wmstickynotes 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 wmstickynotes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmstickynotes

How To Uninstall wmstickynotes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wmstickynotes

Uninstall wmstickynotes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmstickynotes

Remove wmstickynotes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wmstickynotes

Remove wmstickynotes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmstickynotes

Dependencies

wmstickynotes have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libx11-6

References

• wmstickynotes website

Summary

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