How To Install cmatrix on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix on Kali Linux.
What is cmatrix
Screen saver for the terminal based in the movie “The Matrix”. It works in terminals of all dimensions and have the following features:
- Support terminal resize.
- Screen saver mode: any key closes it.
- Selectable color.
- Change text scroll rate.
There are three ways to install cmatrix 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 cmatrix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmatrix
Install cmatrix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmatrix
Install cmatrix Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 cmatrix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmatrix
How To Uninstall cmatrix on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cmatrix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmatrix
Uninstall cmatrix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmatrix
Remove cmatrix Configurations and Data
To remove cmatrix configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmatrix
Remove cmatrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmatrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmatrix
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.