How To Install xtermcontrol on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xtermcontrol

xtermcontrol is:

xtermcontrol is an utility to dynamically query and modify xterm properties, making it easy to query and change colors, title, font and geometry of a running xterm. Window manipulations such as de-/iconify, raise/lower, maximize/restore and reset are also supported.

xtermcontrol also lets advanced users issue any xterm control sequence.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xtermcontrol

Install xtermcontrol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xtermcontrol

Install xtermcontrol 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 xtermcontrol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xtermcontrol

How To Uninstall xtermcontrol on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xtermcontrol

Uninstall xtermcontrol And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtermcontrol

Remove xtermcontrol Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xtermcontrol

Remove xtermcontrol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtermcontrol

Dependencies

xtermcontrol have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• xtermcontrol website

Summary

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