How To Install libxcb-cursor-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-cursor-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libxcb-cursor-dev
libxcb-cursor-dev is:
This package contains the header and library files needed to build software using libxcb-cursor, providing port of Xlib’s libXcursor functions.
The xcb-util module provides a number of libraries which sit on top of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension libraries. These experimental libraries provide convenience functions and interfaces which make the raw X protocol more usable. Some of the libraries also provide client-side code which is not strictly part of the X protocol but which have traditionally been provided by Xlib.
There are three methods to install libxcb-cursor-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxcb-cursor-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-cursor-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-cursor-dev
Install libxcb-cursor-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-cursor-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcb-cursor-dev
Install libxcb-cursor-dev 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 libxcb-cursor-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-cursor-dev
How To Uninstall libxcb-cursor-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libxcb-cursor-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcb-cursor-dev
Uninstall libxcb-cursor-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcb-cursor-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-cursor-dev
Remove libxcb-cursor-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcb-cursor-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-cursor-dev
Remove libxcb-cursor-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcb-cursor-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-cursor-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-cursor-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.