How To Install libxcb-shm0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-shm0 on Kali Linux. libxcb-shm0 is X C Binding, shm extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-shm0 on Kali Linux.

What is libxcb-shm0

libxcb-shm0 is:

This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-shm, the shm extension for the X C Binding.

The XCB library provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface. XCB provides several advantages over Xlib:

  • Size: small library and lower memory footprint
  • Latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
  • Direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
  • Thread support: access XCB from multiple threads, with no explicit locking
  • Easy creation of new extensions: automatically generates interface from machine-parsable protocol descriptions

There are three methods to install libxcb-shm0 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 libxcb-shm0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-shm0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-shm0

Install libxcb-shm0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-shm0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxcb-shm0

Install libxcb-shm0 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 libxcb-shm0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-shm0

How To Uninstall libxcb-shm0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxcb-shm0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxcb-shm0

Uninstall libxcb-shm0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxcb-shm0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-shm0

Remove libxcb-shm0 Configurations and Data

To remove libxcb-shm0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-shm0

Remove libxcb-shm0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxcb-shm0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-shm0

Dependencies

libxcb-shm0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-shm0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.