How To Install cmatrix on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix on Kali Linux. cmatrix is simulates the display from The Matrix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix on Kali Linux.

What is cmatrix

cmatrix is:

Screen saver for the terminal based in the movie “The Matrix”. It works in terminals of all dimensions and have the following features:

  • Support terminal resize.
  • Screen saver mode: any key closes it.
  • Selectable color.
  • Change text scroll rate.

There are three methods to install cmatrix 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 cmatrix Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cmatrix

Install cmatrix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cmatrix

Install cmatrix 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install cmatrix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmatrix

How To Uninstall cmatrix on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cmatrix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cmatrix

Uninstall cmatrix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cmatrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmatrix

Remove cmatrix Configurations and Data

To remove cmatrix configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cmatrix

Remove cmatrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cmatrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmatrix

Dependencies

cmatrix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmatrix package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.