How To Install libxosd2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxosd2 on Kali Linux.

What is libxosd2

libxosd2 is:

A library for displaying a TV-like on-screen display in X. It is from the pre-composing-window-manager area and only supports displaying simple text and a graphical slider.

There are three methods to install libxosd2 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 libxosd2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxosd2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxosd2

Install libxosd2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxosd2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxosd2

Install libxosd2 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 libxosd2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxosd2

How To Uninstall libxosd2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxosd2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxosd2

Uninstall libxosd2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxosd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxosd2

Remove libxosd2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxosd2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxosd2

Remove libxosd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxosd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxosd2

Dependencies

libxosd2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxinerama1

References

• libxosd2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxosd2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.