How To Install openboard on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is openboard

openboard is:

OpenBoard is an open source cross-platform interactive white board application designed primarily for use in schools.

It was originally forked from Open-Sankor?, which was itself based on Uniboard.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openboard

Install openboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openboard

Install openboard 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 openboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openboard

How To Uninstall openboard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove openboard

Uninstall openboard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openboard

Remove openboard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openboard

Remove openboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openboard

Dependencies

openboard have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• openboard website

Summary

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