How To Install libxinerama1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1 on Kali Linux. libxinerama1 is X11 Xinerama extension library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1 on Kali Linux.

What is libxinerama1

libxinerama1 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.

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 libxinerama1 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 libxinerama1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxinerama1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama1

Install libxinerama1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxinerama1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxinerama1

Install libxinerama1 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 libxinerama1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama1

How To Uninstall libxinerama1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxinerama1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxinerama1

Uninstall libxinerama1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxinerama1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxinerama1

Remove libxinerama1 Configurations and Data

To remove libxinerama1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxinerama1

Remove libxinerama1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxinerama1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxinerama1

Dependencies

libxinerama1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.