How To Install libxcomp-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomp-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxcomp-dev
libxcomp-dev is:
NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
This package provides the compression library.
This package contains the development headers for this library.
There are three methods to install libxcomp-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 libxcomp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxcomp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomp-devInstall libxcomp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxcomp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomp-devInstall libxcomp-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 libxcomp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomp-devHow To Uninstall libxcomp-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxcomp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomp-devUninstall libxcomp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomp-devRemove libxcomp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomp-devRemove libxcomp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomp-devDependencies
libxcomp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomp-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
