How To Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Kali Linux. xserver-xorg-input-mouse is X.Org X server – mouse input driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Kali Linux.

What is xserver-xorg-input-mouse

xserver-xorg-input-mouse is:

This package provides the driver for mouse input devices. It is mainly used on non-Linux operating systems such as BSD and Solaris. Most configurations on Linux will use evdev, the kernel’s event delivery mechanism, and do not need this package.

See the inputattach package if your mouse is not automatically detected by the Linux kernel, for example because it is a serial mouse.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org

This package is built from the X.org xf86-input-mouse driver module.

There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-input-mouse 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-mouse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-mouse using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse

Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-input-mouse using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse

Install xserver-xorg-input-mouse 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 xserver-xorg-input-mouse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-input-mouse

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-input-mouse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse

Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xserver-xorg-input-mouse 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-mouse

Remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse Configurations and Data

To remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-input-mouse

Remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-input-mouse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-input-mouse

Dependencies

xserver-xorg-input-mouse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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