How To Install libxdmcp-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxdmcp-dev
libxdmcp-dev is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 display manager control protocol library, which allows for remote logins to display managers.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxdmcp6. 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/libXdmcp
There are three methods to install libxdmcp-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 libxdmcp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxdmcp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdmcp-devInstall libxdmcp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxdmcp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdmcp-devInstall libxdmcp-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 libxdmcp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdmcp-devHow To Uninstall libxdmcp-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxdmcp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdmcp-devUninstall libxdmcp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdmcp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmcp-devRemove libxdmcp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxdmcp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmcp-devRemove libxdmcp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdmcp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdmcp-devDependencies
libxdmcp-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.