How To Install xfce4-fsguard-plugin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-fsguard-plugin on Kali Linux.

What is xfce4-fsguard-plugin

xfce4-fsguard-plugin is:

The fsguard plugin checks free space on a chosen mount point frequently and displays an alarm if free space is less than given alarm limit.

There are three methods to install xfce4-fsguard-plugin 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 xfce4-fsguard-plugin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-fsguard-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Install xfce4-fsguard-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-fsguard-plugin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Install xfce4-fsguard-plugin 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 xfce4-fsguard-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-fsguard-plugin

How To Uninstall xfce4-fsguard-plugin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfce4-fsguard-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Uninstall xfce4-fsguard-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-fsguard-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Remove xfce4-fsguard-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-fsguard-plugin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Remove xfce4-fsguard-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-fsguard-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-fsguard-plugin

Dependencies

xfce4-fsguard-plugin have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libxfce4panel-2.0-4
• libxfce4ui-2-0
• libxfce4util7

References

• xfce4-fsguard-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-fsguard-plugin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.