How to Install and Uninstall acpi-fakekey Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "acpi-fakekey" package

This guide let you learn how to install acpi-fakekey on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                acpi-fakekey
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "acpi-fakekey" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall acpi-fakekey on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                acpi-fakekey
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the acpi-fakekey package on Kali Linux

Package: acpi-fakekey
Source: acpi-support
Version: 0.143-5.1
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: acpi-support (<< 0.136-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libsystemd0
Breaks: acpi-support (<< 0.136-1)
Size: 9056
SHA256: 2d442847c5dbb317d27970177595b8d2ad9faf7fa6c0dfa611a1a2c27d83c62e
SHA1: b65adbca14d831c4eb3a854f445f98ef4ca8186c
MD5sum: d5f6627bba0f09377c96c6a079c88d74
Description: tool to generate fake key events
This package contains a small tool that can be used to generate key events as
if the corresponding key was pressed. It is used by scripts processing ACPI
events to translate these events to key presses but can also be used
separately.
Description-md5:
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-fakekey_0.143-5.1_amd64.deb