How To Install pommed on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pommed on Kali Linux. pommed is Apple laptops hotkeys event handler

Introduction

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

What is pommed

pommed is:

pommed handles the hotkeys found on the Apple MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, PowerBook and iBook laptops and adjusts the LCD backlight, sound volume, keyboard backlight or ejects the CD-ROM drive accordingly.

pommed also monitors the ambient light sensors to automatically light up the keyboard backlight on machines that support it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pommed

Install pommed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pommed

Install pommed 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 pommed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pommed

How To Uninstall pommed on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pommed

Uninstall pommed And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pommed

Remove pommed Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pommed

Remove pommed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pommed

Dependencies

pommed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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