How To Install xbase-clients on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase-clients on Kali Linux.
What is xbase-clients
xbase-clients is:
An X client is a program that interfaces with an X server (almost always via the X libraries), and thus with some input and output hardware like a graphics card, monitor, keyboard, and pointing device (such as a mouse).
This package provides a miscellaneous assortment of several dozen X clients that ship with the X Window System.
This package is provided for transition from earlier Debian releases, the programs formerly in xutils and xbase-clients having been split out in smaller packages.
There are three methods to install xbase-clients 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 xbase-clients Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xbase-clients using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xbase-clientsInstall xbase-clients Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xbase-clients using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xbase-clientsInstall xbase-clients 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 xbase-clients using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xbase-clientsHow To Uninstall xbase-clients on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xbase-clients package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xbase-clientsUninstall xbase-clients And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xbase-clients and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbase-clientsRemove xbase-clients Configurations and Data
To remove xbase-clients configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xbase-clientsRemove xbase-clients configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xbase-clients configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbase-clientsDependencies
xbase-clients have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xbase-clients package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
