How To Install libx11-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libx11-data
libx11-data is:
This package provides the locale data files for libx11.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libX11
There are three methods to install libx11-data 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 libx11-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libx11-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx11-data
Install libx11-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx11-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx11-data
Install libx11-data 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 libx11-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx11-data
How To Uninstall libx11-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libx11-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx11-data
Uninstall libx11-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx11-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-data
Remove libx11-data Configurations and Data
To remove libx11-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-data
Remove libx11-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx11-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
