How To Install xmobar on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmobar on Kali Linux. xmobar is lightweight status bar for X11 window managers

Introduction

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

What is xmobar

xmobar is:

xmobar is a lightweight text-based status bar for X11 desktops written in Haskell and designed to work with (but not limited to) xmonad. It has a variety of plugins allowing the display of system-related data and an extensible architecture that makes it easy to write one’s own plugins. xmobar supports displaying UTF-8 text and using TrueType fonts via Xft.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmobar

Install xmobar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmobar

Install xmobar 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 xmobar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmobar

How To Uninstall xmobar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmobar

Uninstall xmobar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmobar

Remove xmobar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmobar

Remove xmobar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmobar

Dependencies

xmobar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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