How To Install libnx-x11-6 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnx-x11-6 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnx-x11-6
libnx-x11-6 is:
NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
This package provides the libNX_X11 library (a libX11 drop-in replacement used by nxagent).
There are three methods to install libnx-x11-6 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnx-x11-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnx-x11-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnx-x11-6
Install libnx-x11-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnx-x11-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnx-x11-6
Install libnx-x11-6 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnx-x11-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnx-x11-6
How To Uninstall libnx-x11-6 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnx-x11-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnx-x11-6
Uninstall libnx-x11-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnx-x11-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnx-x11-6
Remove libnx-x11-6 Configurations and Data
To remove libnx-x11-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnx-x11-6
Remove libnx-x11-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnx-x11-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnx-x11-6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnx-x11-6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
