How To Install autokey-gtk on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autokey-gtk on Kali Linux.
What is autokey-gtk
autokey-gtk is:
AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows the automation of virtually any task by responding to typed abbreviations and hotkeys. It offers a full-featured GUI that makes it highly accessible for novices, as well as a scripting interface offering the full flexibility and power of the Python language.
This package contains the GTK+ frontend.
There are three methods to install autokey-gtk 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 autokey-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install autokey-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autokey-gtkInstall autokey-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install autokey-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autokey-gtkInstall autokey-gtk 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 autokey-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autokey-gtkHow To Uninstall autokey-gtk on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the autokey-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autokey-gtkUninstall autokey-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autokey-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autokey-gtkRemove autokey-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove autokey-gtk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autokey-gtkRemove autokey-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autokey-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autokey-gtkDependencies
autokey-gtk have the following dependencies:
- autokey-common
- gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1
- gir1.2-glib-2.0
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0
- gir1.2-gtksource-3.0
- gir1.2-notify-0.7
- python3-dbus
- python3-gi
- zenity
- python3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autokey-gtk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.