How To Install cnee on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cnee on Kali Linux.
What is cnee
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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cnee using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.