How To Install feedbackd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is feedbackd

feedbackd is:

Feedbackd is a DBus activated daemon that provides haptic/ visual/audio feedback based on events.

This package contains the daemon.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install feedbackd

Install feedbackd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install feedbackd

Install feedbackd 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 feedbackd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install feedbackd

How To Uninstall feedbackd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove feedbackd

Uninstall feedbackd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove feedbackd

Remove feedbackd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge feedbackd

Remove feedbackd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge feedbackd

Dependencies

feedbackd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfeedback-0.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgsound0
• libgudev-1.0-0
• libjson-glib-1.0-0
• feedbackd-common
• sound-theme-freedesktop

References

• feedbackd website

Summary

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