How To Install libclxclient3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient3 on Debian 9. libclxclient3 is X Window System C++ access library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient3 on Debian 9.

What is libclxclient3

libclxclient3 is:

C++ wrapper library around the X Window System API.

This package includes the shared library object.

There are three methods to install libclxclient3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libclxclient3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclxclient3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclxclient3

Install libclxclient3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclxclient3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclxclient3

Install libclxclient3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libclxclient3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclxclient3

How To Uninstall libclxclient3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libclxclient3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclxclient3

Uninstall libclxclient3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclxclient3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclxclient3

Remove libclxclient3 Configurations and Data

To remove libclxclient3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclxclient3

Remove libclxclient3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclxclient3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclxclient3

Dependencies

libclxclient3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclxclient3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.