How To Install i3pystatus on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3pystatus on Kali Linux.

What is i3pystatus

i3pystatus is:

from the i3 window manager.

There are three methods to install i3pystatus 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 i3pystatus Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i3pystatus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i3pystatus

Install i3pystatus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i3pystatus using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i3pystatus

Install i3pystatus 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 i3pystatus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i3pystatus

How To Uninstall i3pystatus on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the i3pystatus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i3pystatus

Uninstall i3pystatus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i3pystatus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3pystatus

Remove i3pystatus Configurations and Data

To remove i3pystatus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i3pystatus

Remove i3pystatus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i3pystatus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i3pystatus

Dependencies

i3pystatus have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• i3pystatus website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3pystatus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.