How To Install barrier on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install barrier on Kali Linux. barrier is Share mouse, keyboard and clipboard over the network

Introduction

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

What is barrier

barrier is:

Barrier lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It’s intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own display.

Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge of your screen. Barrier also merges the clipboards of all the systems into one, allowing cut-and-paste between systems. Furthermore, it synchronizes screen savers so they all start and stop together and, if screen locking is enabled, only one screen requires a password to unlock them all.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install barrier

Install barrier Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install barrier

Install barrier 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 barrier using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install barrier

How To Uninstall barrier on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove barrier

Uninstall barrier And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove barrier

Remove barrier Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge barrier

Remove barrier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge barrier

Dependencies

barrier have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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