How To Install kde-config-tablet on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-tablet on Kali Linux.

What is kde-config-tablet

kde-config-tablet is:

KDE Wacom tablet KCModule

This module implements a GUI for the Wacom Linux Drivers and extends it with profile support to handle different button / pen layouts per profile.

For hardware support have a look at http://www.linuxwacom.sourceforge.net

All tablets can be set up as long as they are found via xorg.conf or HAL configuration.

There are three methods to install kde-config-tablet 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 kde-config-tablet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-config-tablet

Install kde-config-tablet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kde-config-tablet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kde-config-tablet

Install kde-config-tablet 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 kde-config-tablet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-tablet

How To Uninstall kde-config-tablet on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kde-config-tablet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-tablet

Uninstall kde-config-tablet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-config-tablet

Remove kde-config-tablet Configurations and Data

To remove kde-config-tablet configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-config-tablet

Remove kde-config-tablet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kde-config-tablet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-config-tablet

Dependencies

kde-config-tablet have the following dependencies:

• plasma-framework
• qml-module-qtquick-controls
• qml-module-qtquick-layouts
• qml-module-qtquick2
• xserver-xorg-input-wacom
• libc6
• libkf5configcore5
• libkf5configwidgets5
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5dbusaddons5
• libkf5globalaccel-bin
• libkf5globalaccel5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5notifications5
• libkf5plasma5
• libkf5widgetsaddons5
• libkf5windowsystem5
• libkf5xmlgui5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5dbus5
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5widgets5
• libqt5x11extras5
• libstdc++6
• libwacom2
• libxcb-xinput0
• libxcb1
• libxi6

References

• kde-config-tablet website

Summary

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