How To Install libxinerama-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxinerama-dev
libxinerama-dev is:
libXinerama provides an X Window System client interface to the XINERAMA extension to the X protocol.
The Xinerama (also known as panoramiX) extension allows for multiple screens attached to a single display to be treated as belonging together, and to give desktop applications a better idea of the monitor layout.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxinerama1. 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/libXinerama
There are three methods to install libxinerama-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 libxinerama-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxinerama-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama-devInstall libxinerama-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxinerama-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxinerama-devInstall libxinerama-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 libxinerama-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama-devHow To Uninstall libxinerama-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxinerama-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxinerama-devUninstall libxinerama-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxinerama-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxinerama-devRemove libxinerama-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxinerama-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxinerama-devRemove libxinerama-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxinerama-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxinerama-devDependencies
libxinerama-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.