How To Install libxnvctrl-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxnvctrl-dev
libxnvctrl-dev is:
The NV-CONTROL X extension provides a mechanism for X clients to query and set configuration parameters of the NVIDIA X driver. State set by the NV-CONTROL X extension is assumed to be persistent only for the current server generation.
There are three methods to install libxnvctrl-dev 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 libxnvctrl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxnvctrl-devInstall libxnvctrl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxnvctrl-devInstall libxnvctrl-dev 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 libxnvctrl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxnvctrl-devHow To Uninstall libxnvctrl-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxnvctrl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxnvctrl-devUninstall libxnvctrl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxnvctrl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxnvctrl-devRemove libxnvctrl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxnvctrl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxnvctrl-devRemove libxnvctrl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxnvctrl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxnvctrl-devDependencies
libxnvctrl-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
