How To Install libx11-xcb-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libx11-xcb-perl

libx11-xcb-perl is:

X11::XCB is a Perl module which wraps libxcb, a library to talk the X11 protocol.

Please note that its aim is NOT to provide yet another toolkit for creating graphical applications. It is a low-level method of communicating with X11. Use cases include testcases for all kinds of X11 applications, implementing really simple applications which do not require an graphical toolkit (such as GTK+, QT, etc.) or command-line utilities which communicate with X11.

There are three methods to install libx11-xcb-perl 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-xcb-perl 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-xcb-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx11-xcb-perl

Install libx11-xcb-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libx11-xcb-perl

Install libx11-xcb-perl 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-xcb-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx11-xcb-perl

How To Uninstall libx11-xcb-perl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libx11-xcb-perl

Uninstall libx11-xcb-perl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-xcb-perl

Remove libx11-xcb-perl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-xcb-perl

Remove libx11-xcb-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-xcb-perl

Dependencies

libx11-xcb-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perlapi-5.32.0
• libc6
• libxcb-xinerama0
• libxcb1
• libdata-dump-perl
• libmouse-perl
• libmousex-nativetraits-perl
• libtry-tiny-perl
• libxml-descent-perl
• libxml-simple-perl
• libxs-object-magic-perl

References

• libx11-xcb-perl website

Summary

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