How To Install libxau6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6 on Kali Linux.

What is libxau6

libxau6 is:

This package provides the main interface to the X11 authorisation handling, which controls authorisation for X connections, both client-side and server-side.

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 libxau6 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 libxau6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxau6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxau6

Install libxau6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxau6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxau6

Install libxau6 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 libxau6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxau6

How To Uninstall libxau6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxau6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxau6

Uninstall libxau6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxau6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxau6

Remove libxau6 Configurations and Data

To remove libxau6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxau6

Remove libxau6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxau6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxau6

Dependencies

libxau6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libxau6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.