How To Install libx11-xcb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libx11-xcb-dev
libx11-xcb-dev is:
libX11-xcb provides functions needed by clients which take advantage of Xlib/XCB to mix calls to both Xlib and XCB over the same X connection.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libx11-xcb1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
More information about XCB can be found at: URL:https://xcb.freedesktop.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libX11
There are three methods to install libx11-xcb-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 libx11-xcb-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 libx11-xcb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx11-xcb-dev
Install libx11-xcb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx11-xcb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx11-xcb-dev
Install libx11-xcb-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 libx11-xcb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx11-xcb-dev
How To Uninstall libx11-xcb-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libx11-xcb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx11-xcb-dev
Uninstall libx11-xcb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx11-xcb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-xcb-dev
Remove libx11-xcb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libx11-xcb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-xcb-dev
Remove libx11-xcb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx11-xcb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-xcb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
