How To Install libx11-xcb1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb1 on Debian 11.
What is libx11-xcb1
libx11-xcb1 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.
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 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11
There are three methods to install libx11-xcb1 on Debian 11. 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-xcb1 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-xcb1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libx11-xcb1
Install libx11-xcb1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libx11-xcb1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libx11-xcb1
Install libx11-xcb1 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-xcb1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libx11-xcb1
How To Uninstall libx11-xcb1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libx11-xcb1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libx11-xcb1
Uninstall libx11-xcb1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libx11-xcb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx11-xcb1
Remove libx11-xcb1 Configurations and Data
To remove libx11-xcb1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libx11-xcb1
Remove libx11-xcb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libx11-xcb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx11-xcb1
Dependencies
libx11-xcb1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.