How To Install xdesktopwaves on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xdesktopwaves

xdesktopwaves is:

xdesktopwaves is a cellular automata setting the background of your X Window System under water. Windows and mouse are like ships on the sea. Each movement of these ends up in moving water waves. You can even have rain and/or storm stirring up the water.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xdesktopwaves

Install xdesktopwaves Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xdesktopwaves

Install xdesktopwaves 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 xdesktopwaves using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdesktopwaves

How To Uninstall xdesktopwaves on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xdesktopwaves

Uninstall xdesktopwaves And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdesktopwaves

Remove xdesktopwaves Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xdesktopwaves

Remove xdesktopwaves configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdesktopwaves

Dependencies

xdesktopwaves have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6

References

• xdesktopwaves website

Summary

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