How To Install xdaliclock on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdaliclock on Kali Linux. xdaliclock is Melting digital clock

Introduction

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

What is xdaliclock

xdaliclock is:

The xdaliclock program displays a digital clock; when a digit changes, it “melts” into its new shape.

It can display in 12 or 24 hour modes, and displays the date when a mouse button is held down. It has two large fonts built into it, but it can animate most other fonts that contain all of the digits. It can also do some funky psychedelic colormap cycling, and can use the “shape” extension so that the window is shaped like the digits.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xdaliclock

Install xdaliclock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xdaliclock

Install xdaliclock 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 xdaliclock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdaliclock

How To Uninstall xdaliclock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xdaliclock

Uninstall xdaliclock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdaliclock

Remove xdaliclock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xdaliclock

Remove xdaliclock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdaliclock

Dependencies

xdaliclock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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