How To Install libxdo-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdo-dev on Kali Linux. libxdo-dev is library for simulating X11 keyboard/mouse input

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdo-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libxdo-dev

libxdo-dev is:

libxdo lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

This package contains developer tools (headers, libraries) for libxdo.

There are three methods to install libxdo-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 libxdo-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxdo-dev

Install libxdo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxdo-dev

Install libxdo-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxdo-dev

How To Uninstall libxdo-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxdo-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxdo-dev

Uninstall libxdo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdo-dev

Remove libxdo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdo-dev

Remove libxdo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdo-dev

Dependencies

libxdo-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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