How To Install libxau-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxau-dev
libxau-dev is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 authorisation handling, which controls authorisation for X connections, both client-side and server-side.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxau6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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/libxau
There are three methods to install libxau-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 libxau-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxau-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxau-devInstall libxau-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxau-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxau-devInstall libxau-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxau-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxau-devHow To Uninstall libxau-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxau-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxau-devUninstall libxau-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxau-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxau-devRemove libxau-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxau-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxau-devRemove libxau-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxau-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxau-devDependencies
libxau-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.