How To Install libnx-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnx-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnx-x11-dev
libnx-x11-dev is:
NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
This package provides development headers of the libNX_X11 library (a libX11 drop-in replacement used by nxagent).
There are three methods to install libnx-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnx-x11-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 libnx-x11-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnx-x11-dev
Install libnx-x11-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnx-x11-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnx-x11-dev
Install libnx-x11-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnx-x11-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnx-x11-dev
How To Uninstall libnx-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnx-x11-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnx-x11-dev
Uninstall libnx-x11-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnx-x11-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnx-x11-dev
Remove libnx-x11-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnx-x11-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnx-x11-dev
Remove libnx-x11-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnx-x11-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnx-x11-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnx-x11-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
