How To Install xserver-xorg-input-joystick on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-joystick on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-input-joystick
xserver-xorg-input-joystick is:
This package provides the driver for joysticks.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-joystick driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-joystick 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 xserver-xorg-input-joystick Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-joystick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-joystickInstall xserver-xorg-input-joystick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-joystick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-joystickInstall xserver-xorg-input-joystick 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-joystick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-joystickHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-joystick on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-joystick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-joystickUninstall xserver-xorg-input-joystick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-joystick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-input-joystickRemove xserver-xorg-input-joystick Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-input-joystick configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-joystickRemove xserver-xorg-input-joystick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-joystick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-joystickDependencies
xserver-xorg-input-joystick have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-joystick package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.