How To Install libxtst6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst6 on Kali Linux.

What is libxtst6

libxtst6 is:

libXtst provides an X Window System client interface to the Record extension to the X protocol.

The Record extension allows X clients to synthesise input events, which is useful for automated testing.

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/libXtst

There are three methods to install libxtst6 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 libxtst6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtst6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxtst6

Install libxtst6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtst6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxtst6

Install libxtst6 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 libxtst6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxtst6

How To Uninstall libxtst6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxtst6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxtst6

Uninstall libxtst6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxtst6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtst6

Remove libxtst6 Configurations and Data

To remove libxtst6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxtst6

Remove libxtst6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxtst6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtst6

Dependencies

libxtst6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• libxtst6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.