How To Install xtrans-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrans-dev on Debian 9. xtrans-dev is X transport library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is xtrans-dev

xtrans-dev is:

xtrans includes a number of routines to make X implementations transport-independent; at time of writing, it includes support for UNIX sockets, IPv4, IPv6, and DECnet.

xtrans is not actually a library in itself; it includes .c files which are then used in the compilation of X servers, libraries, et al.

More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org

This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libxtrans

There are three methods to install xtrans-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 xtrans-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 xtrans-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xtrans-dev

Install xtrans-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xtrans-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install xtrans-dev

How To Uninstall xtrans-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xtrans-dev

Uninstall xtrans-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrans-dev

Remove xtrans-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xtrans-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

xtrans-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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