How To Install ydotoold on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ydotoold

ydotoold 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 daemon.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ydotoold

Install ydotoold Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ydotoold

Install ydotoold 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 ydotoold using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ydotoold

How To Uninstall ydotoold on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ydotoold

Uninstall ydotoold And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ydotoold

Remove ydotoold Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ydotoold

Remove ydotoold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ydotoold

Dependencies

ydotoold have the following dependencies:

References

• ydotoold website

Summary

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