How To Install joystick on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is joystick

joystick is:

Some useful tools for using joysticks: evdev-joystick(1) - joystick calibration tool ffcfstress(1) - force-feedback stress test ffmvforce(1) - force-feedback orientation test ffset(1) - force-feedback configuration tool fftest(1) - general force-feedback test jstest(1) - joystick test jscal(1) - joystick calibration tool

evtest and inputattach, which used to be part of this package, are now available separately.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install joystick

Install joystick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install joystick

Install joystick 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 joystick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install joystick

How To Uninstall joystick on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove joystick

Uninstall joystick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove joystick

Remove joystick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge joystick

Remove joystick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge joystick

Dependencies

joystick have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsdl2-2.0-0

References

• joystick website

Summary

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