How To Install gddccontrol on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gddccontrol

gddccontrol 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.

This package provides a graphical user interface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gddccontrol

Install gddccontrol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gddccontrol

Install gddccontrol 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 gddccontrol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gddccontrol

How To Uninstall gddccontrol on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gddccontrol

Uninstall gddccontrol And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gddccontrol

Remove gddccontrol Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gddccontrol

Remove gddccontrol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gddccontrol

Dependencies

gddccontrol have the following dependencies:

• ddccontrol
• policykit-1
• libc6
• libddccontrol0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libpango-1.0-0

References

• gddccontrol website

Summary

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