How To Install xkeycaps on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xkeycaps

xkeycaps is:

xkeycaps is a graphical front-end to xmodmap(1). It opens a window that looks like a keyboard; moving the mouse over a key shows what KeySyms and Modifier bits that key generates. Clicking on a key simulates KeyPress/KeyRelease events on the window of your choice. It is possible to change the KeySyms and Modifiers generated by a key through a mouse-based interface. This program can also write an input file for xmodmap to recreate your changes in future sessions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xkeycaps

Install xkeycaps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xkeycaps

Install xkeycaps 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 xkeycaps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xkeycaps

How To Uninstall xkeycaps on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xkeycaps

Uninstall xkeycaps And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xkeycaps

Remove xkeycaps Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xkeycaps

Remove xkeycaps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xkeycaps

Dependencies

xkeycaps have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libice6

References

• xkeycaps website

Summary

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