How To Install matchbox-keyboard-im on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-keyboard-im on Kali Linux.
What is matchbox-keyboard-im
matchbox-keyboard-im is:
Matchbox-keyboard is an on-screen ‘virtual’ or ‘software’ keyboard, designed for touch-screen devices running X.
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
This package provides a GTK+ input module for use with Matchbox-keyboard or other on-screen keyboards.
There are three methods to install matchbox-keyboard-im 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 matchbox-keyboard-im Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install matchbox-keyboard-im using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-keyboard-imInstall matchbox-keyboard-im Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install matchbox-keyboard-im using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matchbox-keyboard-imInstall matchbox-keyboard-im 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 matchbox-keyboard-im using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-keyboard-imHow To Uninstall matchbox-keyboard-im on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the matchbox-keyboard-im package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matchbox-keyboard-imUninstall matchbox-keyboard-im And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matchbox-keyboard-im and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-keyboard-imRemove matchbox-keyboard-im Configurations and Data
To remove matchbox-keyboard-im configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-keyboard-imRemove matchbox-keyboard-im configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matchbox-keyboard-im configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-keyboard-imDependencies
matchbox-keyboard-im have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-keyboard-im package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.