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 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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dasher-data using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.