How To Install libclxclient-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient-dev on Kali Linux. libclxclient-dev is X Window System C++ access library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libclxclient-dev

libclxclient-dev is:

C++ wrapper library around the X Window System API. X Window System C++ access library.

This package provides the development headers.

There are three methods to install libclxclient-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 libclxclient-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclxclient-dev

Install libclxclient-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclxclient-dev

Install libclxclient-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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libclxclient-dev

How To Uninstall libclxclient-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libclxclient-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclxclient-dev

Uninstall libclxclient-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclxclient-dev

Remove libclxclient-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libclxclient-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclxclient-dev

Remove libclxclient-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclxclient-dev

Dependencies

libclxclient-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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