How To Install arandr on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install arandr on Kali Linux.

What is arandr

arandr is:

ARandR is a visual front end for XRandR, which provides full control over the relative positioning and rotation of monitors, as well as saving and loading to/from shell scripts.

There are three methods to install arandr 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 arandr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install arandr

Install arandr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install arandr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install arandr

Install arandr 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 arandr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install arandr

How To Uninstall arandr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the arandr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove arandr

Uninstall arandr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove arandr

Remove arandr Configurations and Data

To remove arandr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge arandr

Remove arandr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arandr

Dependencies

arandr have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• arandr website

Summary

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