How to Install and Uninstall xdotool Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xdotool" package

This tutorial shows how to install xdotool on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: xdotool
Source: xdotool (1:3.20160805.1-5)
Version: 1:3.20160805.1-5+b1
Installed-Size: 123
Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxdo3 (>= 1:3.20150503.1)
Size: 51880
SHA256: 29aa269fd39d24b57e266e31a1165ae4bc309c81c93d5e3775c3229da280ecd4
SHA1: a0cda9df22e5e8fd5488abe7632af79dd811663c
MD5sum: 38e940abea3484d9a53dd034cd2a1fb5
Description: simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events
xdotool lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard
input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this
using X11's XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool/
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::input:keyboard, hardware::input:mouse,
implemented-in::c, role::program, use::simulating
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xdotool/xdotool_3.20160805.1-5+b1_amd64.deb