How To Install xmbmon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmbmon on Kali Linux. xmbmon is Hardware monitoring without kernel dependencies (X client)

Introduction

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

What is xmbmon

xmbmon is:

(x)mbmon allows you to monitor hardware status using your motherboard’s sensors. This information can be: temperatures, voltages and/or fan speeds.

This package contains the graphical client.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmbmon

Install xmbmon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmbmon

Install xmbmon 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 xmbmon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmbmon

How To Uninstall xmbmon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmbmon

Uninstall xmbmon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmbmon

Remove xmbmon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmbmon

Remove xmbmon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmbmon

Dependencies

xmbmon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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