How To Install xttitle on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xttitle on Kali Linux. xttitle is Changes X terminal emulator window titles

Introduction

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

What is xttitle

xttitle is:

This is a small program that generates escape sequences to change the title of terminal emulator windows under X. It should work with any program that emulates an xterm-like terminal.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xttitle

Install xttitle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xttitle

Install xttitle 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 xttitle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xttitle

How To Uninstall xttitle on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xttitle

Uninstall xttitle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xttitle

Remove xttitle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xttitle

Remove xttitle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xttitle

Dependencies

xttitle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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