How To Install xcvt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcvt on Debian 12.
What is xcvt
xcvt is:
libxcvt is a library providing a standalone version of the X server implementation of the VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator.
This package includes the commandline tool ‘cvt’.
There are three methods to install xcvt on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xcvt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcvt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcvt
Install xcvt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcvt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcvt
Install xcvt 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 xcvt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcvt
How To Uninstall xcvt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xcvt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcvt
Uninstall xcvt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcvt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcvt
Remove xcvt Configurations and Data
To remove xcvt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcvt
Remove xcvt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcvt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcvt
Dependencies
xcvt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcvt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
