How To Install ratbagd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ratbagd

ratbagd is:

ratbagd provides access over D-Bus to settings exposed by libratbag, such as DPI and button mappings on gaming mice.

It currently supports some Etekcity, G.Skill, Roccat, and SteelSeries mice, most Logitech gaming mice, and some Logitech keyboards and non-gaming mice.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ratbagd

Install ratbagd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ratbagd

Install ratbagd 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 ratbagd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ratbagd

How To Uninstall ratbagd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ratbagd

Uninstall ratbagd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ratbagd

Remove ratbagd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ratbagd

Remove ratbagd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ratbagd

Dependencies

ratbagd have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• ratbagd website

Summary

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