How To Install x11proto-gl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11proto-gl-dev on Kali Linux. x11proto-gl-dev is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11proto-gl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is x11proto-gl-dev

x11proto-gl-dev is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install x11proto-gl-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 x11proto-gl-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 x11proto-gl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x11proto-gl-dev

Install x11proto-gl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x11proto-gl-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x11proto-gl-dev

Install x11proto-gl-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 x11proto-gl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x11proto-gl-dev

How To Uninstall x11proto-gl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x11proto-gl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x11proto-gl-dev

Uninstall x11proto-gl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x11proto-gl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x11proto-gl-dev

Remove x11proto-gl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove x11proto-gl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x11proto-gl-dev

Remove x11proto-gl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x11proto-gl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x11proto-gl-dev

Dependencies

x11proto-gl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x11proto-gl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.