How To Install x2x on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2x on Kali Linux.

What is x2x

x2x is:

x2x joins a pair of X displays together, as if they were a single multiheaded display. The pointer can be warped between displays, or, depending on how you start x2x, can slide from one display to the other when it runs off the edge of the screen. Keyboard focus also moves between displays in the way you’d expect, and the X selection propagates around. This is useful when you have two displays on the same desk, as you can use a single keyboard and mouse to control both. (The displays being controlled remotely must support the XTEST extension. The servers shipped by Debian support this.)

There are three methods to install x2x 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 x2x Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x2x using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x2x

Install x2x Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x2x using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x2x

Install x2x 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 x2x using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x2x

How To Uninstall x2x on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x2x package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x2x

Uninstall x2x And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x2x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2x

Remove x2x Configurations and Data

To remove x2x configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x2x

Remove x2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x2x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2x

Dependencies

x2x have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxtst6

References

• x2x website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2x package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.