How To Install xkbind on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xkbind on Kali Linux. xkbind is X Keyboard Extension Indicator

Introduction

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

What is xkbind

xkbind is:

The XkbInd program (X Keyboard Extension Indicator) is a minimal indicator of keyboard layout (XKB group) for the X Window System; it indicates current keyboard layout in the title of top-level windows via prefix to the original string. It also allows to simulate independent keyboard layout for each handled window and it works with most of the window managers, including twm, mwm and fvwm. WARNING: This program assumes the standard X input focus handling, so it will not work with some GUI toolkits.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xkbind

Install xkbind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xkbind

Install xkbind 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 xkbind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xkbind

How To Uninstall xkbind on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xkbind

Uninstall xkbind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xkbind

Remove xkbind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xkbind

Remove xkbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xkbind

Dependencies

xkbind have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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