How To Install kylin-display-switch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kylin-display-switch on Kali Linux. kylin-display-switch is Gui tool for display switching

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kylin-display-switch on Kali Linux.

What is kylin-display-switch

kylin-display-switch is:

Kylin Display Switch is a Gui tool managing display output. Super_L + P/F3/F7 are utilized to activate display switching.

It also monitors CapsLock and NumLock key, when these buttons are clicked, corresponding reminder will popper up.

There are three methods to install kylin-display-switch 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 kylin-display-switch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kylin-display-switch

Install kylin-display-switch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kylin-display-switch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kylin-display-switch

Install kylin-display-switch 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 kylin-display-switch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kylin-display-switch

How To Uninstall kylin-display-switch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kylin-display-switch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kylin-display-switch

Uninstall kylin-display-switch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kylin-display-switch

Remove kylin-display-switch Configurations and Data

To remove kylin-display-switch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kylin-display-switch

Remove kylin-display-switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kylin-display-switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kylin-display-switch

Dependencies

kylin-display-switch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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