How To Install dzen2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dzen2 on Kali Linux. dzen2 is General-purpose messaging and notification program for X11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dzen2 on Kali Linux.

What is dzen2

dzen2 is:

Dzen was designed to be scriptable in any language and integrate well with window managers like dwm, wmii and xmonad though it will work with any window manger.

There are three methods to install dzen2 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 dzen2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dzen2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dzen2

Install dzen2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dzen2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dzen2

Install dzen2 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 dzen2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dzen2

How To Uninstall dzen2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dzen2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dzen2

Uninstall dzen2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dzen2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dzen2

Remove dzen2 Configurations and Data

To remove dzen2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dzen2

Remove dzen2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dzen2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dzen2

Dependencies

dzen2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dzen2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.