How To Install libx86-1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libx86-1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libx86-1 is x86 real-mode library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-1 on Debian 12.

What is libx86-1

libx86-1 is:

A library to provide support for making real-mode calls x86 calls. On x86 hardware, vm86 mode is used. On other platforms, x86 emulation is provided.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libx86-1 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 libx86-1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx86-1

Install libx86-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx86-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx86-1

Install libx86-1 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 libx86-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx86-1

How To Uninstall libx86-1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libx86-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx86-1

Uninstall libx86-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx86-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx86-1

Remove libx86-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libx86-1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx86-1

Remove libx86-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx86-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx86-1

Dependencies

libx86-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.