How To Install chameleon-cursor-theme on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chameleon-cursor-theme on Kali Linux.

What is chameleon-cursor-theme

chameleon-cursor-theme is:

Package comes with 21 different mouse themes for X11. 7 colors (anthracite, skyblue, darkskyblue, white, pearl, mint, purple) 3 different sizes (small, regular and large)

Preview: https://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=38459

Warning: these pointers make some cats scratch the screen. In such case, you’d be safer with a theme without a pseudo-3D look.

There are three methods to install chameleon-cursor-theme 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 chameleon-cursor-theme Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install chameleon-cursor-theme

Install chameleon-cursor-theme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chameleon-cursor-theme using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chameleon-cursor-theme

Install chameleon-cursor-theme 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 chameleon-cursor-theme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chameleon-cursor-theme

How To Uninstall chameleon-cursor-theme on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chameleon-cursor-theme package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chameleon-cursor-theme

Uninstall chameleon-cursor-theme And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chameleon-cursor-theme

Remove chameleon-cursor-theme Configurations and Data

To remove chameleon-cursor-theme configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chameleon-cursor-theme

Remove chameleon-cursor-theme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chameleon-cursor-theme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chameleon-cursor-theme

Dependencies

chameleon-cursor-theme have the following dependencies:

References

• chameleon-cursor-theme website

Summary

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