How To Install libxau-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau-dev on Kali Linux. libxau-dev is X11 authorisation library (development headers)

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxau-dev

Install libxau-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxau-dev

Install 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxau-dev

How 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-dev

Uninstall 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Dependencies

libxau-dev have the following dependencies:

References

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.