How To Install gnome-orca on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-orca on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-orca

gnome-orca is:

A flexible, extensible, and powerful assistive technology that provides end-user access to applications and toolkits that support the AT-SPI (e.g., the GNOME desktop).

This package is here to ensure smooth upgrades. It can be removed when you see fit.

There are three methods to install gnome-orca 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 gnome-orca Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-orca

Install gnome-orca Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-orca

Install gnome-orca 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 gnome-orca using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-orca

How To Uninstall gnome-orca on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnome-orca package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-orca

Uninstall gnome-orca And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-orca

Remove gnome-orca Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-orca configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-orca

Remove gnome-orca configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-orca

Dependencies

gnome-orca have the following dependencies:

• orca

References

• gnome-orca website

Summary

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