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I type in make then make install and it always outputs me this error:

    root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make install
installcc -dpipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/local
shX11R6/include version.sh-I/usr/local/include -fPIC -headerc >xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: xdo_versionfatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1  


root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make install
install -d /usr/local
cc -pipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -c xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: fatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1
root@kali:~/xdotool-master#

I type in make install and it always outputs me this error:

root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make install
install -d /usr/local
sh version.sh --header > xdo_version.h
cc -pipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -c xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: fatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1

I type in make then make install and it always outputs me this error:

    root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make
cc -pipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -c xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: fatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1  


root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make install
install -d /usr/local
cc -pipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -c xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: fatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1
root@kali:~/xdotool-master#
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Install problem for xdotool

Since I have problems with my Internet connection I'm not able to always run command
apt-get install xdotool in Terminal, so I would like to download the xdotool package manually from website in .zip or .deb format and then install it manually every time I need it. (I'm using Usb Live Kali Linux 2016.2-amd64 and every time I reboot it deletes all files).

I've tried to download xdotool from https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool at the right side in green box "Clone or download" there is option download ZIP. After that I extract all files in Home folder and then open it in Terminal.
in README file there are instructions like this:

See the website for more up-to-date documentation
http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/ or the manpage listed below.

Compile: make
Install: make install
Remove: make uninstall

You may have to set 'PREFIX' to the location you want to install to. The default PREFIX is /usr/local

For packagers, there's also support for DESTDIR for staged install.

I type in make install and it always outputs me this error:

root@kali:~/xdotool-master# make install
install -d /usr/local
sh version.sh --header > xdo_version.h
cc -pipe -O2 -pedantic -Wall -W -Wundef -Wendif-labels -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wdisabled-optimization -Wno-missing-field-initializers -g    -std=c99 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -fPIC -c xdo.c
xdo.c:29:34: fatal error: X11/extensions/XTest.h: No such file or directory
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
                                  ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:124: recipe for target 'xdo.o' failed
make: *** [xdo.o] Error 1

What I'm doing wrong?
Can you suggest me other methods of installation of xdotool (but without Internet connection)?