How To Install libinput-pad1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-pad1 on Kali Linux.

What is libinput-pad1

libinput-pad1 is:

The input pad is a tool to send a character to text applications when the corresponging button is pressed. It provides the GTK+ based GUI and can send characters when the GTK+ buttons are pressed.

This package contains libraries for other applications.

There are three methods to install libinput-pad1 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 libinput-pad1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libinput-pad1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libinput-pad1

Install libinput-pad1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libinput-pad1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libinput-pad1

Install libinput-pad1 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 libinput-pad1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libinput-pad1

How To Uninstall libinput-pad1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libinput-pad1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libinput-pad1

Uninstall libinput-pad1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libinput-pad1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinput-pad1

Remove libinput-pad1 Configurations and Data

To remove libinput-pad1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libinput-pad1

Remove libinput-pad1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libinput-pad1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinput-pad1

Dependencies

libinput-pad1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libpango-1.0-0
• libx11-6
• libxkbfile1
• libxklavier16
• libxml2

References

• libinput-pad1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-pad1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.