How To Install libxau6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxau6-dbg
libxau6-dbg is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 authorisation handling, which controls authorisation for X connections, both client-side and server-side.
This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxau6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXau
There are three methods to install libxau6-dbg 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 libxau6-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxau6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxau6-dbg
Install libxau6-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxau6-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxau6-dbg
Install libxau6-dbg 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 libxau6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxau6-dbg
How To Uninstall libxau6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxau6-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxau6-dbg
Uninstall libxau6-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxau6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxau6-dbg
Remove libxau6-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libxau6-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxau6-dbg
Remove libxau6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxau6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxau6-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
