How To Install libxpa1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpa1 on Kali Linux.

What is libxpa1

libxpa1 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 shared library.

There are three methods to install libxpa1 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 libxpa1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxpa1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxpa1

Install libxpa1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxpa1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxpa1

Install libxpa1 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 libxpa1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxpa1

How To Uninstall libxpa1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxpa1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxpa1

Uninstall libxpa1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxpa1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpa1

Remove libxpa1 Configurations and Data

To remove libxpa1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxpa1

Remove libxpa1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxpa1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpa1

Dependencies

libxpa1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libxpa1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpa1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.