How to Install and Uninstall xtrace Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "xtrace" package

This guide let you learn how to install xtrace on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xtrace
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xtrace" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xtrace on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xtrace
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xtrace package on Kali Linux

Package: xtrace
Source: xtrace (1.4.0-1)
Version: 1.4.0-1+b1
Installed-Size: 353
Maintainer: Bernhard R. Link
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: xauth
Size: 92928
SHA256: 048fea3c7c4e3984c4ece2d993024bc4b9d4a6e23de60a0df20d7552d9524256
SHA1: 030744d6db888e34e38bafb46f9aa5378d4684a4
MD5sum: bf611c1c8192163389ac483bfddea930
Description: trace communication between X client and server
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.
Description-md5:
Tag: devel::debugger, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility,
use::monitor, use::proxying, works-with::software:running,
x11::application, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xtrace/xtrace_1.4.0-1+b1_amd64.deb