How To Install libxxf86dga-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86dga-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxxf86dga-dev
libxxf86dga-dev is:
libXxf86dga provides the XFree86-DGA extension, which allows direct graphics access to a framebuffer-like region, and also allows relative mouse reporting, et al. It is mainly used by games and emulators for games.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxxf86dga1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXxf86dga
There are three methods to install libxxf86dga-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 libxxf86dga-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxxf86dga-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxxf86dga-devInstall libxxf86dga-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxxf86dga-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxxf86dga-devInstall libxxf86dga-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 libxxf86dga-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxxf86dga-devHow To Uninstall libxxf86dga-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxxf86dga-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxxf86dga-devUninstall libxxf86dga-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxxf86dga-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxxf86dga-devRemove libxxf86dga-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxxf86dga-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxxf86dga-devRemove libxxf86dga-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxxf86dga-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxxf86dga-devDependencies
libxxf86dga-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86dga-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
