How To Install xcape on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xcape

xcape is:

xcape allows you to use a modifier key as another key when pressed and released on its own. Note that it is slightly slower than pressing the original key, because the pressed event does not occur until the key is released. The default behaviour is to generate the Escape key when Left Control is pressed and released on its own.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcape

Install xcape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcape

Install xcape 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 xcape using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcape

How To Uninstall xcape on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xcape

Uninstall xcape And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcape

Remove xcape Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcape

Remove xcape configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcape

Dependencies

xcape have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxtst6

References

• xcape website

Summary

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