How To Install xbanish on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xbanish

xbanish is:

xbanish hides the mouse cursor when you start typing, and shows it again when the mouse cursor moves or a mouse button is pressed. This is similar to xterm’s pointerMode setting, but xbanish works globally in the X11 session.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbanish

Install xbanish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xbanish

Install xbanish 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 xbanish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbanish

How To Uninstall xbanish on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xbanish

Uninstall xbanish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbanish

Remove xbanish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xbanish

Remove xbanish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbanish

Dependencies

xbanish have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• xbanish website

Summary

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