How To Install xdmx-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx-tools on Kali Linux.
What is xdmx-tools
xdmx-tools is:
This package provides a collection of tools used for administration of the Xdmx server; see the xdmx package for more information.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.x.org
This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
There are three methods to install xdmx-tools 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 xdmx-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xdmx-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdmx-toolsInstall xdmx-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xdmx-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdmx-toolsInstall xdmx-tools 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 xdmx-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdmx-toolsHow To Uninstall xdmx-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xdmx-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdmx-toolsUninstall xdmx-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdmx-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdmx-toolsRemove xdmx-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xdmx-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdmx-toolsRemove xdmx-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdmx-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdmx-toolsDependencies
xdmx-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
