How to Install and Uninstall wmget Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "wmget" package

This guide let you learn how to install wmget on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall wmget on Kali Linux:


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

Package: wmget
Version: 0.6.1-2
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Debian Window Maker Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: curl, perl:any, libc6 (>= 2.16), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libx11-6, libxext6, libxpm4
Size: 32184
SHA256: 022b2f0a63ffad6f37b96fd8b20ec1ca48cf9c61081b4e883d4bb19471c5ff4b
SHA1: b0c230890e306a10420f5edbfca97a6f78534600
MD5sum: 0b006b64a05d9a2729f883ed3ec9356d
Description: Background download manager in a Window Maker dock app
wmget is a dock app for the GNU Window Maker window manager
(or one of the many other WM's which support dockapps) which
makes it more convenient to perform long downloads in the background.
It uses the excellent libcurl library, part of the cURL automated-download
program, to perform file retrieval.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.dockapps.net/wmget
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnustep, uitoolkit::xlib, use::downloading,
x11::applet, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wmget/wmget_0.6.1-2_amd64.deb