Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install batalert on Kali Linux.
What is batalert
batalert is:
batalert (aka Battery Alert) is a tool, written in Ruby,
to notify the users when their battery is either under-charged
(default: < 10%) or over-charged (default: > 90%).
To run executable every n minutes, add the following as
your cron job:
*/n * * * * batalert
There are three methods to install batalert 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 batalert Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install batalert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install batalertInstall batalert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install batalert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install batalertInstall batalert 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install batalert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install batalert
How To Uninstall batalert on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the batalert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove batalert
Uninstall batalert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall batalert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove batalert
Remove batalert Configurations and Data
To remove batalert configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge batalert
Remove batalert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove batalert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge batalert
Dependencies
batalert have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install batalert package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
