How To Install spacenavd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is spacenavd

spacenavd is:

Spacenavd, is a free software replacement user-space driver (daemon), for 3Dconnexion’s six-degree-of-freedom input devices. It is compatible with the original 3dxsrv proprietary daemon provided by 3Dconnexion, and works perfectly with any program that was written for the 3Dconnexion driver. It also offers another method of accessing the device via a new non-X11-dependent protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spacenavd

Install spacenavd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spacenavd

Install spacenavd 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 spacenavd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spacenavd

How To Uninstall spacenavd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove spacenavd

Uninstall spacenavd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spacenavd

Remove spacenavd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spacenavd

Remove spacenavd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spacenavd

Dependencies

spacenavd have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• spacenavd website

Summary

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