How To Install unclutter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is unclutter

unclutter is:

unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you don’t need it, to prevent it from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore the mouse cursor.

This is the original unclutter implementation from the 90s which works well with classic X11 programs. For a more modern implementation which works better with some more modern applications and UI libraries, see unclutter-xfixes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install unclutter

Install unclutter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install unclutter

Install unclutter 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 unclutter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unclutter

How To Uninstall unclutter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove unclutter

Uninstall unclutter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unclutter

Remove unclutter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge unclutter

Remove unclutter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unclutter

Dependencies

unclutter have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• unclutter website

Summary

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