How To Install xrootconsole on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole
on Kali Linux.
What is xrootconsole
xrootconsole is:
Xrootconsole redirects its input to a transparent (and optionally shaded) window on the root window. It supports displaying UTF-8 and ANSI-colors, e.g. those generated with “ccze -A” or “loco”.
There are three methods to install xrootconsole
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 xrootconsole Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootconsole
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrootconsole
Install xrootconsole Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootconsole
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrootconsole
Install xrootconsole 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 xrootconsole
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrootconsole
How To Uninstall xrootconsole on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xrootconsole
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrootconsole
Uninstall xrootconsole And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrootconsole
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootconsole
Remove xrootconsole Configurations and Data
To remove xrootconsole
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrootconsole
Remove xrootconsole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrootconsole
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootconsole
Dependencies
xrootconsole have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.