How To Install sct on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sct on Kali Linux. sct is Set screen color temperature

Introduction

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

What is sct

sct is:

sct is a small C program to change the screen color temperature. It can be used to reduce or increase the amount of blue light produced by the screen.

sct sets the color temperature of the screen via xrandr like redshift. Unlike redshift, it is only 80 lines of C and will not change the screen temperature automatically.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sct

Install sct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sct

Install sct 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 sct using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sct

How To Uninstall sct on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sct

Uninstall sct And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sct

Remove sct Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sct

Remove sct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sct

Dependencies

sct have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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