How To Install cnee on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cnee on Kali Linux. cnee is X event recorder/replayer - command-line flavor

Introduction

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

What is cnee

cnee is:

GNU Xnee is a suite of programs that can record, replay and distribute user actions under the X11 environment. Think of it as a robot that can imitate the job you just did.

Xnee can be used to

  • automate tests
  • demonstrate programs
  • distribute actions
  • record and replay ‘macro’
  • retype a file

This package contains the command-line flavor of Xnee.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cnee

Install cnee Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cnee

Install cnee 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 cnee using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cnee

How To Uninstall cnee on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cnee

Uninstall cnee And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cnee

Remove cnee Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cnee

Remove cnee configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cnee

Dependencies

cnee have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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