How To Install libxshmfence-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxshmfence-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxshmfence-dev
libxshmfence-dev is:
This library provides an interface to shared-memory fences for synchronization between the X server and direct-rendering clients.
This package contains the xshmfence development files.
There are three methods to install libxshmfence-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 libxshmfence-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxshmfence-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxshmfence-devInstall libxshmfence-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxshmfence-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxshmfence-devInstall libxshmfence-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 libxshmfence-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxshmfence-devHow To Uninstall libxshmfence-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxshmfence-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxshmfence-devUninstall libxshmfence-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxshmfence-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxshmfence-devRemove libxshmfence-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxshmfence-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxshmfence-devRemove libxshmfence-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxshmfence-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxshmfence-devDependencies
libxshmfence-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxshmfence-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
