How To Install wlr-randr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wlr-randr on Kali Linux. wlr-randr is Utility to manage outputs of a Wayland compositor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wlr-randr on Kali Linux.

What is wlr-randr

wlr-randr is:

Command line interface which allows setting the size, scale, orientation of the output for a screen. This is the wayland equivalent to xrandr under X11. This utility requires the compositor to implement the wlr output management protocol. Currently, only wlroots based compositor support this protocol.

There are three methods to install wlr-randr 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 wlr-randr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wlr-randr

Install wlr-randr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wlr-randr

Install wlr-randr 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 wlr-randr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wlr-randr

How To Uninstall wlr-randr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wlr-randr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wlr-randr

Uninstall wlr-randr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wlr-randr

Remove wlr-randr Configurations and Data

To remove wlr-randr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wlr-randr

Remove wlr-randr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wlr-randr

Dependencies

wlr-randr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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