How To Install libclxclient3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient3 on Kali Linux.

What is libclxclient3

libclxclient3 is:

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

This package contains the shared library for libclxclient3.

There are three methods to install libclxclient3 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 libclxclient3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclxclient3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclxclient3

Install libclxclient3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclxclient3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclxclient3

Install libclxclient3 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 libclxclient3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclxclient3

How To Uninstall libclxclient3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libclxclient3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclxclient3

Uninstall libclxclient3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclxclient3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclxclient3

Remove libclxclient3 Configurations and Data

To remove libclxclient3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclxclient3

Remove libclxclient3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclxclient3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclxclient3

Dependencies

libclxclient3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libclthreads2
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6
• libxft2

References

• libclxclient3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.