How to Install and Uninstall mdetect Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "mdetect" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mdetect on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mdetect
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mdetect" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mdetect on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mdetect
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mdetect package on Kali Linux

Package: mdetect
Version: 0.5.2.6
Installed-Size: 54
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 15924
SHA256: 1e339827a94c54049da910fc1c7320dd0a1be5f5e0c5f4ce3988da8343f036ae
SHA1: db6279ebcc5bc403f49570251ce1155453be44f0
MD5sum: ad1c7255595d7e066f97a497d5a0bf99
Description: mouse device autodetection tool
mdetect is a tool for autoconfiguring mice; it is typically used as the
backend to some user-friendly frontend code. mdetect writes the autodetected
mouse device and protocol (as used by gpm) to standard output. It can be
invoked so as to produce output appropriate for XFree86 X server
configuration files.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::configuring, hardware::detection, hardware::input,
hardware::input:mouse, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mdetect/mdetect_0.5.2.6_amd64.deb