How to Install and Uninstall xorg-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "xorg-dev" package

Learn how to install xorg-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xorg-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xorg-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xorg-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xorg-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xorg-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: xorg-dev
Source: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+23
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Depends: libdmx-dev, libfontenc-dev, libfs-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxau-dev, libxaw7-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxdmcp-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxfont-dev, libxft-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxrender-dev, libxres-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, libxvmc-dev, libxxf86dga-dev, libxxf86vm-dev, x11proto-dev, xserver-xorg-dev, xtrans-dev
Size: 38860
SHA256: 05890b8646958caee9ca473b2deff452f04500dce1b77fd3ecd2babc07aa6ca2
SHA1: 5c4be181bbc650adc9beb526b65bfadb05d88d23
MD5sum: 0050eae55af09df18dfd4842dc816b15
Description: X.Org X Window System development libraries
This metapackage provides the development libraries for the X.Org X Window
System.
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X Window System design documentation, manual pages, library reference
works, static versions of the shared libraries, and C header files are
supplied by the packages depended on by this metapackage.
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Note that this is a convenience package for users and is not a package for
Debian developers to have their package depend on.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, role::metapackage
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg-dev_7.7+23_all.deb