How to Install and Uninstall wmctrl Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "wmctrl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install wmctrl on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wmctrl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wmctrl" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall wmctrl on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wmctrl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wmctrl package on Kali Linux

Package: wmctrl
Source: wmctrl (1.07-7)
Version: 1.07-7+b1
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Jeroen Schot
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libx11-6, libxmu6
Size: 21460
SHA256: 72188c2d0bca19ecfa98382685163c8176a0390a229f8584672b32229114c54f
SHA1: 3b24d7adffe5a997c79628483b09a966c0a8ee37
MD5sum: 402d4d25f94884aa212f0f85cf70aeab
Description: control an EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager
Wmctrl is a command line tool to interact with an
EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager (examples include
Enlightenment, icewm, kwin, metacity, and sawfish).
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Wmctrl provides command line access to almost all the features
defined in the EWMH specification. For example it can maximize
windows, make them sticky, set them to be always on top. It can
switch and resize desktops and perform many other useful
operations.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://tomas.styblo.name/wmctrl/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::TODO, works-with::TODO, x11::TODO
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wmctrl/wmctrl_1.07-7+b1_amd64.deb