How To Install xcolors on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xcolors

xcolors is:

Reads the rgb.txt file that defines the color names the X server knows and displays the colors found.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcolors

Install xcolors Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcolors

Install xcolors 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 xcolors using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcolors

How To Uninstall xcolors on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xcolors

Uninstall xcolors And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcolors

Remove xcolors Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcolors

Remove xcolors configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcolors

Dependencies

xcolors have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxaw7
• libxt6

References

• xcolors website

Summary

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