How To Install xpenguins on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xpenguins

xpenguins is:

Ever wanted cute little penguins walking along the tops of your windows? Ever wanted to send an army of cute little penguins to invade the screen of someone else on your network? Probably not, but why not try this program out anyway, it’s cool!

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xpenguins

Install xpenguins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xpenguins

Install xpenguins 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 xpenguins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xpenguins

How To Uninstall xpenguins on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xpenguins

Uninstall xpenguins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpenguins

Remove xpenguins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xpenguins

Remove xpenguins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpenguins

Dependencies

xpenguins have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxpm4

References

• xpenguins website

Summary

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