How To Install fbxkb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbxkb on Kali Linux. fbxkb is X11 keyboard indicator and switcher

Introduction

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

What is fbxkb

fbxkb is:

It shows a flag of current keyboard in a systray area and allows you to switch to another one. It’s written in C and uses the GTK+2.4 library only (no GNOME is needed).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbxkb

Install fbxkb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbxkb

Install fbxkb 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 fbxkb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbxkb

How To Uninstall fbxkb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fbxkb

Uninstall fbxkb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbxkb

Remove fbxkb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbxkb

Remove fbxkb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbxkb

Dependencies

fbxkb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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