How To Install libxrdesktop-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdesktop-dev on Kali Linux. libxrdesktop-dev is XR desktop interaction library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrdesktop-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libxrdesktop-dev

libxrdesktop-dev is:

library for XR interaction with classical desktop compositors.

This package includes files needed for development.

There are three methods to install libxrdesktop-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 libxrdesktop-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxrdesktop-dev

Install libxrdesktop-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxrdesktop-dev

Install libxrdesktop-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libxrdesktop-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxrdesktop-dev

How To Uninstall libxrdesktop-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxrdesktop-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxrdesktop-dev

Uninstall libxrdesktop-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrdesktop-dev

Remove libxrdesktop-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxrdesktop-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxrdesktop-dev

Remove libxrdesktop-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrdesktop-dev

Dependencies

libxrdesktop-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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