How To Install libxrandr2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrandr2 on Kali Linux.

What is libxrandr2

libxrandr2 is:

libXrandr provides an X Window System client interface to the RandR extension to the X protocol.

The RandR extension allows for run-time configuration of display attributes such as resolution, rotation, and reflection.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org

This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXrandr

There are three methods to install libxrandr2 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 libxrandr2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrandr2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxrandr2

Install libxrandr2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrandr2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxrandr2

Install libxrandr2 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 libxrandr2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxrandr2

How To Uninstall libxrandr2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxrandr2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxrandr2

Uninstall libxrandr2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxrandr2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrandr2

Remove libxrandr2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxrandr2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrandr2

Remove libxrandr2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxrandr2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrandr2

Dependencies

libxrandr2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• libxrandr2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrandr2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.