How to Install and Uninstall xinput Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xinput" package

This tutorial shows how to install xinput on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: xinput
Version: 1.6.4-1
Installed-Size: 106
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.2.99.901), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0)
Size: 52304
SHA256: e70992ad0407ee4df76eea3871ee2e431a163c261942206db3b6e7f2787b6e9b
SHA1: 9d249306e66cba45cf08730ee95c85fc3d5713a8
MD5sum: ca344de03b7ce490a8d1b8d5bc067157
Description: Runtime configuration and test of XInput devices
Xinput is an utility for configuring and testing XInput
devices.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::configuring, hardware::input, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xinput/xinput_1.6.4-1_amd64.deb