How To Install joy2key on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install joy2key on Kali Linux. joy2key is Translate joystick movements into equivalent keystrokes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install joy2key on Kali Linux.

What is joy2key

joy2key is:

joy2key allows one to choose keyboard events for joystick axes and buttons, so that a joystick or gamepad can be used with an application that doesn’t have native joystick support.

There are three methods to install joy2key 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 joy2key Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install joy2key using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install joy2key

Install joy2key Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install joy2key using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install joy2key

Install joy2key 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 joy2key using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install joy2key

How To Uninstall joy2key on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the joy2key package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove joy2key

Uninstall joy2key And Its Dependencies

To uninstall joy2key and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove joy2key

Remove joy2key Configurations and Data

To remove joy2key configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge joy2key

Remove joy2key configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove joy2key configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge joy2key

Dependencies

joy2key have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install joy2key package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.