How To Install libwacom-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-bin on Kali Linux. libwacom-bin is Wacom model feature query library – binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwacom-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libwacom-bin

libwacom-bin is:

libwacom is a library to identify wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as “is this a built-in on-screen tablet”, “what is the size of this model”, etc.

This package contains the utilities which are used by the libraries.

There are three methods to install libwacom-bin 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 libwacom-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwacom-bin

Install libwacom-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwacom-bin

Install libwacom-bin 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 libwacom-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwacom-bin

How To Uninstall libwacom-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwacom-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwacom-bin

Uninstall libwacom-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwacom-bin

Remove libwacom-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libwacom-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwacom-bin

Remove libwacom-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwacom-bin

Dependencies

libwacom-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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