How To Install kmousetool on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmousetool on Kali Linux.
What is kmousetool
kmousetool is:
KMouseTool clicks the mouse whenever the mouse cursor pauses briefly. It was designed to help those with repetitive strain injuries, for whom pressing buttons hurts.
This package is part of the KDE accessibility module.
There are three methods to install kmousetool 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 kmousetool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kmousetool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kmousetoolInstall kmousetool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kmousetool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kmousetoolInstall kmousetool 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kmousetool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kmousetoolHow To Uninstall kmousetool on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kmousetool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kmousetoolUninstall kmousetool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kmousetool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmousetoolRemove kmousetool Configurations and Data
To remove kmousetool configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kmousetoolRemove kmousetool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kmousetool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmousetoolDependencies
kmousetool have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5iconthemes5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libphonon4qt5-4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmousetool package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.