How To Install spotlighter on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install spotlighter on Kali Linux. spotlighter is gtk interface to make annotations on the screen

Introduction

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

What is spotlighter

spotlighter is:

Spotlighter is a tool that shows a movable and resizable spotlight on the desktop screen. This is especially useful when making presentations, to highlight point of interest.

Spotlighter is XInput-Aware, so you can use it with a graphic tablet or a whiteboard.

This program has been implemented for educational purposes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spotlighter

Install spotlighter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spotlighter

Install spotlighter 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 spotlighter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spotlighter

How To Uninstall spotlighter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove spotlighter

Uninstall spotlighter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spotlighter

Remove spotlighter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spotlighter

Remove spotlighter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spotlighter

Dependencies

spotlighter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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