How to Install and Uninstall pidgin-blinklight Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "pidgin-blinklight" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pidgin-blinklight on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pidgin-blinklight
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pidgin-blinklight" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall pidgin-blinklight on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pidgin-blinklight
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pidgin-blinklight package on Kali Linux

Package: pidgin-blinklight
Version: 0.11.1-5
Installed-Size: 54
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), pidgin (<< 3.0), pidgin (>= 2.14)
Conflicts: pidgin (>= 3.0)
Size: 11048
SHA256: 1eb93b8d2f57708db87cb12885b2dc70e0eec08ed181240cadc9f178ec225297
SHA1: 283748a029e838d1466aaed9eea85e33885dcec9
MD5sum: 43b02760da2b03d255effe6102ea0ebe
Description: Blinks your ThinkPad's ThinkLight upon new messages
This plugin for Pidgin will blink your laptops when you get
new messages, so you notice them even if the conversation window is not up
front and you don't have or don't see the window list.
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To use this with an Thinkpad's ThinkLight, you need to have the ibm-acpi
kernel module loaded.
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To use this with an ASUS laptop, you need to have the asus_acpi kernel
module loaded.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/nomeata/pidgin-blinklight
Tag: hardware::laptop, implemented-in::c, role::plugin, role::program,
scope::utility, use::chatting, use::monitor
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pidgin-blinklight/pidgin-blinklight_0.11.1-5_amd64.deb