How To Install olpc-kbdshim on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-kbdshim on Kali Linux.
What is olpc-kbdshim
olpc-kbdshim is:
The olpc-kbdshim daemon is used to handle keyboard events on the somewhat unique OLPC XO hardware. It does this by monitoring the keyboard and touchpad, enabling the XO “grab” keys and touchpad rotation (to match screen rotation), and reporting user (in)activity. It can also bind the XO screen rotate, brightness, and volume keys to appropriate commands (which are provided).
There are three methods to install olpc-kbdshim 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 olpc-kbdshim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install olpc-kbdshim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install olpc-kbdshimInstall olpc-kbdshim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install olpc-kbdshim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install olpc-kbdshimInstall olpc-kbdshim 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 olpc-kbdshim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install olpc-kbdshimHow To Uninstall olpc-kbdshim on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the olpc-kbdshim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove olpc-kbdshimUninstall olpc-kbdshim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall olpc-kbdshim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove olpc-kbdshimRemove olpc-kbdshim Configurations and Data
To remove olpc-kbdshim configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge olpc-kbdshimRemove olpc-kbdshim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove olpc-kbdshim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge olpc-kbdshimDependencies
olpc-kbdshim have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-kbdshim package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
