How To Install gpm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpm on Kali Linux. gpm is General Purpose Mouse interface

Introduction

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

What is gpm

gpm is:

This package provides a daemon that captures mouse events when the system console is active, and delivers events to applications through a library.

By default, the daemon provides a ‘selection’ mode, so that cut-and-paste with the mouse works on the console just as it does under X.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpm

Install gpm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpm

Install gpm 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 gpm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpm

How To Uninstall gpm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gpm

Uninstall gpm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpm

Remove gpm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpm

Remove gpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpm

Dependencies

gpm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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