How To Install matroxset on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is matroxset

matroxset is:

This utility can be used to map heads to outputs, change the output mode to monitor, TV, or digital flat panel, display information about horizontal and vertical blanking, and view or modify a number of card specific controls.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install matroxset

Install matroxset Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install matroxset

Install matroxset 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 matroxset using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install matroxset

How To Uninstall matroxset on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove matroxset

Uninstall matroxset And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matroxset

Remove matroxset Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge matroxset

Remove matroxset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matroxset

Dependencies

matroxset have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6

References

• matroxset website

Summary

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