How To Install xtrace on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xtrace

xtrace is:

What strace is for system calls, xtrace is for X11 connections: you hook it between one or more X11 clients and an X server and it prints the requests going from client to server and the replies, events and errors going the other way.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xtrace

Install xtrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xtrace

Install xtrace 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 xtrace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xtrace

How To Uninstall xtrace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xtrace

Uninstall xtrace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrace

Remove xtrace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xtrace

Remove xtrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtrace

Dependencies

xtrace have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• xtrace website

Summary

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