How To Install libx11-xcb1 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb1 on Debian 12.

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 12. 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 12

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 12, 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 12 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:

• libx11-6

References

• libx11-xcb1 website
• libx11-xcb1 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx11-xcb1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.