How To Install kali-hidpi-mode on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-hidpi-mode on Kali Linux. kali-hidpi-mode is Kali HiDPI Mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-hidpi-mode on Kali Linux.

What is kali-hidpi-mode

kali-hidpi-mode is:

Run ??kali-hidpi-mode?? and you will instantly switch your desktop into 2x window-scaling mode.

Run it a second time to escape the HiDPI mode and get back your original display settings.

There are three methods to install kali-hidpi-mode 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 kali-hidpi-mode Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-hidpi-mode

Install kali-hidpi-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-hidpi-mode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-hidpi-mode

Install kali-hidpi-mode 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 kali-hidpi-mode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-hidpi-mode

How To Uninstall kali-hidpi-mode on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-hidpi-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-hidpi-mode

Uninstall kali-hidpi-mode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-hidpi-mode

Remove kali-hidpi-mode Configurations and Data

To remove kali-hidpi-mode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-hidpi-mode

Remove kali-hidpi-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-hidpi-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-hidpi-mode

Dependencies

kali-hidpi-mode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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