How To Install libxcomposite-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxcomposite-dev
libxcomposite-dev is:
libXcomposite provides an X Window System client interface to the Composite extension to the X protocol.
The Composite extension allows clients called compositing managers to control the final drawing of the screen. Rendering is done into an off-screen buffer.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxcomposite1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXcomposite
There are three methods to install libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomposite-devInstall libxcomposite-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomposite-devInstall libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomposite-devHow To Uninstall libxcomposite-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxcomposite-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomposite-devUninstall libxcomposite-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomposite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomposite-devRemove libxcomposite-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomposite-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomposite-devRemove libxcomposite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomposite-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomposite-devDependencies
libxcomposite-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.