How To Install libxosd-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxosd-dev on Debian 9. libxosd-dev is X On-Screen Display library - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxosd-dev on Debian 9.

What is libxosd-dev

libxosd-dev is:

A library for displaying a TV-like on-screen display in X.

This package contains the development headers needed for compiling programs against libxosd.

There are three methods to install libxosd-dev 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 libxosd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxosd-dev

Install libxosd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxosd-dev

Install libxosd-dev 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 libxosd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxosd-dev

How To Uninstall libxosd-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxosd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxosd-dev

Uninstall libxosd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxosd-dev

Remove libxosd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxosd-dev

Remove libxosd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxosd-dev

Dependencies

libxosd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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