How To Install xspy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xspy

xspy is:

Sniffs keystrokes on remote or local X-Windows servers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xspy

Install xspy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xspy

Install xspy 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 xspy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xspy

How To Uninstall xspy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xspy

Uninstall xspy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xspy

Remove xspy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xspy

Remove xspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xspy

Dependencies

xspy have the following dependencies:

References

• xspy website

Summary

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