How To Install libxau6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6 on Debian 9.
What is libxau6
libxau6 is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 authorisation handling, which controls authorisation for X connections, both client-side and server-side.
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 on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxau6
Install libxau6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxau6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxau6
Install libxau6 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 libxau6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxau6
How To Uninstall libxau6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libxau6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxau6
Uninstall libxau6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxau6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxau6
Remove libxau6 Configurations and Data
To remove libxau6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxau6
Remove libxau6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxau6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxau6
Dependencies
libxau6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.