How To Install osk-sdl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osk-sdl on Kali Linux. osk-sdl is Lightweight On-Screen-Keyboard based on SDL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osk-sdl on Kali Linux.

What is osk-sdl

osk-sdl is:

This keyboard is designed to unlock encrypted root partitions on boot on mobile devices. It is automatically launched on boot, allowing the user to enter their disk encryption password.

There are three methods to install osk-sdl 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 osk-sdl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osk-sdl

Install osk-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osk-sdl

Install osk-sdl 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 osk-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osk-sdl

How To Uninstall osk-sdl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osk-sdl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osk-sdl

Uninstall osk-sdl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osk-sdl

Remove osk-sdl Configurations and Data

To remove osk-sdl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osk-sdl

Remove osk-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osk-sdl

Dependencies

osk-sdl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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