How To Install xserver-xorg-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-dev on Kali Linux. xserver-xorg-dev is Xorg X server - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-dev on Kali Linux.

What is xserver-xorg-dev

xserver-xorg-dev is:

This package provides development files for the X.Org (‘Xorg’) X server. This is not quite the same as the DDK (Driver Development Kit) from the XFree86 4.x and X.Org 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 series of servers; it provides headers and a pkg-config file for drivers using autotools to build against.

Unless you are developing or building a driver, you probably want xserver-xorg and/or xserver-xorg-core instead.

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 xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-dev

Install xserver-xorg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-dev

Install xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-dev

How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-dev

Uninstall xserver-xorg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-dev

Remove xserver-xorg-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-dev

Remove xserver-xorg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-dev

Dependencies

xserver-xorg-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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