How To Install asmon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install asmon on Kali Linux. asmon is system resource monitor dockapp for Afterstep and WindowMaker

Introduction

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

What is asmon

asmon is:

Asmon is a wharfable/dockable application that with meters detailing CPU, memory, swap, and X mem usage. It also includes the exact numbers for load average, mem, swap and X mem usage. Asmon was developed to use very little CPU itself.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install asmon

Install asmon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asmon

Install asmon 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 asmon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asmon

How To Uninstall asmon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove asmon

Uninstall asmon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asmon

Remove asmon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge asmon

Remove asmon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asmon

Dependencies

asmon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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