How To Install ydotool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ydotool

ydotool is:

Generic Linux command-line automation tool

ydotool works differently from xdotool. xdotool sends X events directly to X server, while ydotool uses the uinput framework of Linux kernel to emulate an input device.

When ydotool runs and creates an virtual input device, it will take some time for your graphical environment (X11/Wayland) to recognize and enable the virtual input device. (Usually done by udev)

This package contains the command-line utility.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ydotool

Install ydotool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ydotool

Install ydotool 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 ydotool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ydotool

How To Uninstall ydotool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ydotool

Uninstall ydotool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ydotool

Remove ydotool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ydotool

Remove ydotool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ydotool

Dependencies

ydotool have the following dependencies:

References

• ydotool website

Summary

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