How To Install wdisplays on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wdisplays on Kali Linux.
What is wdisplays
wdisplays is:
wdisplays is a graphical application for configuring displays in Wayland compositors. It borrows some code from kanshi. It should work in any compositor that implements the wlr-output-management-unstable-v1 protocol, including sway. The goal of this project is to allow precise adjustment of display settings in kiosks, digital signage, and other elaborate multi-monitor setups.
There are three methods to install wdisplays 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 wdisplays Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wdisplays using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wdisplaysInstall wdisplays Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wdisplays using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wdisplaysInstall wdisplays 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wdisplays using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wdisplaysHow To Uninstall wdisplays on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the wdisplays package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wdisplaysUninstall wdisplays And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wdisplays and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wdisplaysRemove wdisplays Configurations and Data
To remove wdisplays configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wdisplaysRemove wdisplays configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wdisplays configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wdisplaysDependencies
wdisplays have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wdisplays package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
