How To Install mtdev-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtdev-tools on Kali Linux.
What is mtdev-tools
mtdev-tools is:
libmtdev is a library for translating evdev multitouch events using the legacy protocol to the new multitouch slots protocol. This is necessary for kernel drivers that have not been updated to use the newer protocol.
This package provides some test tools for the libmtdev library.
- mtdev-test: prints the information coming from the kernel
There are three methods to install mtdev-tools 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 mtdev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mtdev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mtdev-toolsInstall mtdev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mtdev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mtdev-toolsInstall mtdev-tools 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 mtdev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mtdev-toolsHow To Uninstall mtdev-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mtdev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mtdev-toolsUninstall mtdev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mtdev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mtdev-toolsRemove mtdev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mtdev-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mtdev-toolsRemove mtdev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mtdev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mtdev-toolsDependencies
mtdev-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mtdev-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
