How To Install keynav on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is keynav

keynav is:

Keynav makes your keyboard a fast mouse cursor mover. You can move the cursor to any point on the screen with a few key strokes. It also simulates mouse click. You can do everything mouse can do with a keyboard.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install keynav

Install keynav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install keynav

Install keynav 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 keynav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install keynav

How To Uninstall keynav on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove keynav

Uninstall keynav And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove keynav

Remove keynav Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge keynav

Remove keynav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keynav

Dependencies

keynav have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcairo2
• libglib2.0-0
• libx11-6
• libxdo3

References

• keynav website

Summary

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