How To Install libx11-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-doc on Debian 9.
What is libx11-doc
libx11-doc is:
This package provides a client interface to the X Window System, otherwise known as ‘Xlib’. It provides a complete API for the basic functions of the window system.
This package contains supplemental documentation for the library found in libx11-6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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-doc 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 libx11-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx11-doc
Install libx11-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx11-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx11-doc
Install libx11-doc 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 libx11-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx11-doc
How To Uninstall libx11-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libx11-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx11-doc
Uninstall libx11-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx11-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-doc
Remove libx11-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libx11-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-doc
Remove libx11-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx11-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-doc
Dependencies
libx11-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.