How To Install xxkb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxkb on Kali Linux. xxkb is Keyboard state indicator and switcher for xkb

Introduction

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

What is xxkb

xxkb is:

This program is a keyboard state indicator and switcher for xkb. Features:

  • shows current xkb group (pixmap in its own window)
  • allows switch group by mouse click
  • allows individual state for every window
  • can install its own button (indicator/mouse switcher) on every window’s title bar
  • can restrict keyboard states for every window to only two (“main group” - “alternative group”) if xkb set up for more than two groups. Bugs:
  • documentation is partially in Russian (koi8-r charset) only

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xxkb

Install xxkb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xxkb

Install xxkb 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 xxkb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xxkb

How To Uninstall xxkb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xxkb

Uninstall xxkb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xxkb

Remove xxkb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xxkb

Remove xxkb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xxkb

Dependencies

xxkb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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