How To Install xserver-xorg on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg
on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg is:
This package depends on the full suite of the server and drivers for the X.Org X server. It does not provide the actual server itself.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg
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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install xserver-xorg Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg
using apt
by running the following command:
Install xserver-xorg 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.
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall xserver-xorg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove xserver-xorg Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove xserver-xorg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
xserver-xorg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.