How To Install xinput on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xinput on Kali Linux. xinput is Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices

Introduction

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

What is xinput

xinput is:

Xinput is an utility for configuring and testing XInput devices.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xinput

Install xinput Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xinput

Install xinput 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 xinput using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xinput

How To Uninstall xinput on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xinput

Uninstall xinput And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xinput

Remove xinput Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xinput

Remove xinput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xinput

Dependencies

xinput have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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