How to Install and Uninstall xidle Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xidle" package

Please follow the steps below to install xidle on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xidle on Kali Linux:


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

Package: xidle
Version: 20200802
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libxss1
Size: 10204
SHA256: cb58fe07e64da35b08a52ebf3466e747d3e84ba4b6b45597447185d646ecc4cc
SHA1: 4adc08ff461e3b24dd90af03d45eaf50d1d95cfd
MD5sum: b87b08e2a05eb45eab3265cd080d3a01
Description: run program after inactivity or edge sensitive
xidle runs a specific program after a certain amount of
inactivity time, or when the mouse cursor is moved to an
edge of the screen for a certain time, all of which is
configurable. It is commonly used to run xlock.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xidle/xidle_20200802_amd64.deb