How To Install gromit-mpx on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gromit-mpx on Kali Linux.

What is gromit-mpx

gromit-mpx is:

Gromit-MPX enables you to make annotations on your screen using multiple pointing devices at once.

This is especially useful when making presentations, to highlight things or point out things of interest.

Gromit-MPX is XInput-Aware, so if you have a graphic tablet you can draw lines with different strength, color, erase things, etc.

There are three methods to install gromit-mpx 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 gromit-mpx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gromit-mpx

Install gromit-mpx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gromit-mpx

Install gromit-mpx 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 gromit-mpx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gromit-mpx

How To Uninstall gromit-mpx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gromit-mpx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gromit-mpx

Uninstall gromit-mpx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gromit-mpx

Remove gromit-mpx Configurations and Data

To remove gromit-mpx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gromit-mpx

Remove gromit-mpx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gromit-mpx

Dependencies

gromit-mpx have the following dependencies:

• libayatana-appindicator3-1
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libx11-6
• libxi6

References

• gromit-mpx website

Summary

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