How To Install weirdx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install weirdx on Kali Linux. weirdx is X server in Java

Introduction

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

What is weirdx

weirdx is:

A complete X server implementation in Java which can run standalone or as an applet. It supports remote X and (using libjsch-java) X forwarded over SSH.

Also includes a library for embedding WeirdX in other Java programs or Applets.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install weirdx

Install weirdx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install weirdx

Install weirdx 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 weirdx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install weirdx

How To Uninstall weirdx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove weirdx

Uninstall weirdx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove weirdx

Remove weirdx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge weirdx

Remove weirdx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weirdx

Dependencies

weirdx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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