How To Install ddccontrol on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ddccontrol

ddccontrol is:

DDCcontrol is a tool used to control monitor parameters, like brightness and contrast, without using the OSD (On Screen Display) and the buttons in front of the monitor.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddccontrol

Install ddccontrol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddccontrol

Install ddccontrol 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 ddccontrol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddccontrol

How To Uninstall ddccontrol on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ddccontrol

Uninstall ddccontrol And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddccontrol

Remove ddccontrol Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddccontrol

Remove ddccontrol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddccontrol

Dependencies

ddccontrol have the following dependencies:

• ddccontrol-db
• libc6
• libddccontrol0

References

• ddccontrol website

Summary

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