How To Install libxpa-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpa-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxpa-dev
libxpa-dev is:
The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with these XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. Because XPA works both at the programming level and the shell level, it is a powerful tool for unifying any analysis environment: users and programmers have great flexibility in choosing the best level or levels at which to access XPA services, and client access can be extended or modified easily at any time.
This package contains the header files and the static library.
There are three methods to install libxpa-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 libxpa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxpa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpa-devInstall libxpa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxpa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpa-devInstall libxpa-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 libxpa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpa-devHow To Uninstall libxpa-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxpa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpa-devUninstall libxpa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpa-devRemove libxpa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxpa-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpa-devRemove libxpa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpa-devDependencies
libxpa-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpa-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.