How To Install libnxcl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnxcl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnxcl1v5 is NX X compression client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnxcl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnxcl1v5

libnxcl1v5 is:

NX provides a differential X compression system for X11.

This package provides the client library.

There are three methods to install libnxcl1v5 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 libnxcl1v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnxcl1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnxcl1v5

Install libnxcl1v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnxcl1v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnxcl1v5

Install libnxcl1v5 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 libnxcl1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnxcl1v5

How To Uninstall libnxcl1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnxcl1v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnxcl1v5

Uninstall libnxcl1v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnxcl1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnxcl1v5

Remove libnxcl1v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libnxcl1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnxcl1v5

Remove libnxcl1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnxcl1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnxcl1v5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnxcl1v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.