Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install antimicro on Kali Linux.
What is antimicro
antimicro is:
AntiMicroX is a graphical program used to map keyboard keys and mouse
controls to a gamepad. This program is useful for playing PC games
using a gamepad that do not have any form of built-in gamepad support.
However, you can use this program to control any desktop application
(while running an X11 environment) with a gamepad.
https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox-profiles is a repository for
pre-made AntiMicroX profiles, providing convenience controller layouts
suitable for playing a game without having to map everything yourself.
Use evtest, or perhaps jstest from the joystick package, if you
encounter problems detecting a controller, axes or buttons.
There are three methods to install antimicro on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install antimicro Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install antimicro using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install antimicro
Install antimicro Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install antimicro using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install antimicroInstall antimicro Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install antimicro using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install antimicro
How To Uninstall antimicro on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the antimicro package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove antimicro
Uninstall antimicro And Its Dependencies
To uninstall antimicro and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove antimicro
Remove antimicro Configurations and Data
To remove antimicro configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge antimicro
Remove antimicro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove antimicro configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge antimicro
Dependencies
antimicro have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5concurrent5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libsdl2-2.0-0
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxi6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install antimicro package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
