How to Install and Uninstall unclutter Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "unclutter" package

Please follow the guidance below to install unclutter on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall unclutter on Kali Linux:


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

Package: unclutter
Version: 8-25
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6
Recommends: unclutter-startup
Size: 16012
SHA256: a897f837b77c026c60a246bb4c44bf3f0cc162d6b67b45c855069dfa64d80dda
SHA1: 66ce3babcc28e15f4142280e64bf18efb217dce1
MD5sum: 8a28755c441fbebb62443d97ed372994
Description: hides the mouse cursor in X after a period of inactivity
unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you don't need it, to prevent it
from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore the
mouse cursor.
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This is the original unclutter implementation from the 90s which
works well with classic X11 programs. For a more modern
implementation which works better with some more modern applications
and UI libraries, see unclutter-xfixes.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20151129214845/http://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::xlib,
x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/u/unclutter/unclutter_8-25_amd64.deb