How To Install fenrir on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fenrir on Kali Linux. fenrir is Userland console (TTY) screen reader written in python

Introduction

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

What is fenrir

fenrir is:

Fenrir is a young but powerful, modular and flexible console screen reader. It has a lot of functionality:

  • spellchecker
  • advanced review functionality
  • copy/paste
  • multiple clipboards
  • not in kernel space
  • echo: word, char and deletion
  • date/ time announcement
  • script key (add functionality via bash and let fenrir read the output)
  • window mode
  • highlight tracking mode
  • easy to extent, plugin architecture
  • promoted words (hear a sound if your name is spoken in IRC)
  • periodic time announcement
  • everything configurable
  • per app scripts
  • emoji replacement :) = smile
  • user defined dictionary
  • multiple keyboard layouts
  • sound icons themes

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fenrir

Install fenrir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fenrir

Install fenrir 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 fenrir using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fenrir

How To Uninstall fenrir on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fenrir

Uninstall fenrir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fenrir

Remove fenrir Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fenrir

Remove fenrir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fenrir

Dependencies

fenrir have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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