How To Install libxcb-composite0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-composite0 on Debian 9. libxcb-composite0 is X C Binding, composite extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-composite0 on Debian 9.

What is libxcb-composite0

libxcb-composite0 is:

This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-composite, the composite extension for the X C Binding.

The XCB library provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface. XCB provides several advantages over Xlib:

  • Size: small library and lower memory footprint
  • Latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
  • Direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
  • Thread support: access XCB from multiple threads, with no explicit locking
  • Easy creation of new extensions: automatically generates interface from machine-parsable protocol descriptions

There are three methods to install libxcb-composite0 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 libxcb-composite0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-composite0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-composite0

Install libxcb-composite0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-composite0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxcb-composite0

Install libxcb-composite0 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 libxcb-composite0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-composite0

How To Uninstall libxcb-composite0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxcb-composite0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxcb-composite0

Uninstall libxcb-composite0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxcb-composite0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-composite0

Remove libxcb-composite0 Configurations and Data

To remove libxcb-composite0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-composite0

Remove libxcb-composite0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxcb-composite0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-composite0

Dependencies

libxcb-composite0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-composite0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.