How to Install and Uninstall xwayland Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "xwayland" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xwayland on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall xwayland on Kali Linux:


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

Package: xwayland
Version: 2:23.2.4-1
Installed-Size: 2388
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: xserver-common, libc6 (>= 2.36), libdecor-0-0 (>= 0.1.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.109), libepoxy0 (>= 1.5.4), libgbm1 (>= 21.3.0~rc1), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxcvt0 (>= 0.1.0), libxdmcp6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1), libxshmfence1
Size: 884540
SHA256: 2f1afecc6062895c13bc9ec832d8580b4e750ec30555f895221ff98e73fc64d7
SHA1: 49e95cc66a9960cf66a68d2a9b6d114d966806f9
MD5sum: 4c403fac602b18218d66d10a6ced446e
Description: X server for running X clients under Wayland
This package provides an X server running on top of wayland, using wayland
input devices for input and forwarding either the root window or individual
top-level windows as wayland surfaces.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xwayland/xwayland_23.2.4-1_amd64.deb