How To Install squeekboard on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install squeekboard on Kali Linux. squeekboard is On-screen keyboard for Wayland

Introduction

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

What is squeekboard

squeekboard is:

Virtual keyboard supporting Wayland, built primarily for the Librem 5 phone.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install squeekboard

Install squeekboard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install squeekboard

Install squeekboard 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 squeekboard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install squeekboard

How To Uninstall squeekboard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove squeekboard

Uninstall squeekboard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove squeekboard

Remove squeekboard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge squeekboard

Remove squeekboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge squeekboard

Dependencies

squeekboard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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