How To Install xpra on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpra on Kali Linux. xpra is tool to detach/reattach running X programs

Introduction

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

What is xpra

xpra is:

Xpra gives you the functionality of GNU Screen for X applications.

It allows the user to view remote X applications on their local machine, and disconnect and reconnect from the remote machine without losing the state of the running applications.

Unlike VNC, these applications are “rootless”. They appear as individual windows inside your window manager rather than being contained within a single window.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xpra

Install xpra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xpra

Install xpra 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 xpra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xpra

How To Uninstall xpra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xpra

Uninstall xpra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpra

Remove xpra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xpra

Remove xpra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpra

Dependencies

xpra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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