How To Install libx11-6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-6 on Kali Linux.

What is libx11-6

libx11-6 is:

This package provides a client interface to the X Window System, otherwise known as ‘Xlib’. It provides a complete API for the basic functions of the window system.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org

This module can be found at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11

There are three methods to install libx11-6 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 libx11-6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx11-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx11-6

Install libx11-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx11-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx11-6

Install libx11-6 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 libx11-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx11-6

How To Uninstall libx11-6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libx11-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx11-6

Uninstall libx11-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx11-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-6

Remove libx11-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libx11-6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-6

Remove libx11-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx11-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-6

Dependencies

libx11-6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libxcb1
• libx11-data

References

• libx11-6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.