How To Install dasher-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dasher-data on Kali Linux.

What is dasher-data

dasher-data is:

Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used .

This package contains various arch-independent data files for dasher:

• alphabet descriptions for all languages
• letter colours settings
• training files in all languages

There are three methods to install dasher-data 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 dasher-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dasher-data

Install dasher-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dasher-data

Install dasher-data 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 dasher-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dasher-data

How To Uninstall dasher-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dasher-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dasher-data

Uninstall dasher-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dasher-data

Remove dasher-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dasher-data

Remove dasher-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dasher-data

Dependencies

dasher-data have the following dependencies:

References

• dasher-data website

Summary

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