How To Install xmountains on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xmountains

xmountains is:

Generates random fractal mountains and displays them in a window (even in the X root window).

While the program is running the fractal is continuously extended on the right and the image is scrolled from right to left to expose the newly generated area.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmountains

Install xmountains Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmountains

Install xmountains 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 xmountains using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmountains

How To Uninstall xmountains on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmountains

Uninstall xmountains And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmountains

Remove xmountains Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmountains

Remove xmountains configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmountains

Dependencies

xmountains have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• xmountains website

Summary

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