How To Install libxinerama-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama-dev on Kali Linux. libxinerama-dev is X11 Xinerama extension library (development headers)

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama-dev

Install libxinerama-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxinerama-dev

Install 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama-dev

How 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-dev

Uninstall 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Dependencies

libxinerama-dev have the following dependencies:

References

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.