How To Install xcwd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xcwd

xcwd is:

xcwd is a simple tool which prints the current working directory of the focused window. It’s useful for launching applications directly into the same directory as the focused application.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcwd

Install xcwd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcwd

Install xcwd 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 xcwd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcwd

How To Uninstall xcwd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xcwd

Uninstall xcwd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcwd

Remove xcwd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcwd

Remove xcwd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcwd

Dependencies

xcwd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• xcwd website

Summary

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