How to Install and Uninstall xautomation Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xautomation" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xautomation on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xautomation on Kali Linux:


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

Package: xautomation
Version: 1.09-4
Installed-Size: 203
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libx11-6, libxi6, libxtst6
Size: 41776
SHA256: 0bde028fbb6c19c0cb29cffda734f00b3154f124c40abe4a10ad2de6cb5f1fdc
SHA1: 735a930d01a71be0043a8620e3c6a1af0627d2a1
MD5sum: 29793e210933a2d617f5017dc2c15ad5
Description: Control X from the command line, and find things on the screen
Control X from the command line for scripts, and do "visual scraping" to
find things on the screen. The control interface allows mouse movement,
clicking, button up/down, key up/down, etc, using the XTest extension.
The visgrep program find images inside of images and reports the
coordinates, allowing programs to find buttons, etc, on the screen to click
on.
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If you just want to control X, you may find xdotool easier to use.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://hoopajoo.net/projects/xautomation.html
Tag: interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xautomation/xautomation_1.09-4_amd64.deb