How To Install lxrandr-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxrandr-dbg on Debian 9. lxrandr-dbg is LXDE monitor configuration tool (debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxrandr-dbg on Debian 9.

What is lxrandr-dbg

lxrandr-dbg is:

LXRandR is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install lxrandr-dbg 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 lxrandr-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxrandr-dbg

Install lxrandr-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxrandr-dbg

Install lxrandr-dbg 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 lxrandr-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxrandr-dbg

How To Uninstall lxrandr-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lxrandr-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxrandr-dbg

Uninstall lxrandr-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxrandr-dbg

Remove lxrandr-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lxrandr-dbg

Remove lxrandr-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxrandr-dbg

Dependencies

lxrandr-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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