How To Install xcolorsel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcolorsel on Kali Linux. xcolorsel is display colors and names in X

Introduction

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

What is xcolorsel

xcolorsel is:

xcolorsel is an X utility that displays the contents of the X color list file (/etc/X11/rgb.txt) together with tiles showing how the color looks on your screen. You can cut the color names/definitions in various formats (suitable for resource files or C source) so they can be pasted directly into source codes or resources.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcolorsel

Install xcolorsel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcolorsel

Install xcolorsel 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 xcolorsel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcolorsel

How To Uninstall xcolorsel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xcolorsel

Uninstall xcolorsel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcolorsel

Remove xcolorsel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcolorsel

Remove xcolorsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcolorsel

Dependencies

xcolorsel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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