How To Install libxcb-icccm4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-icccm4 on Debian 9.
What is libxcb-icccm4
libxcb-icccm4 is:
This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-icccm, providing client and window-manager helpers for ICCCM.
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-icccm4 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 libxcb-icccm4 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-icccm4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-icccm4
Install libxcb-icccm4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-icccm4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcb-icccm4
Install libxcb-icccm4 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 libxcb-icccm4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-icccm4
How To Uninstall libxcb-icccm4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libxcb-icccm4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcb-icccm4
Uninstall libxcb-icccm4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcb-icccm4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-icccm4
Remove libxcb-icccm4 Configurations and Data
To remove libxcb-icccm4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-icccm4
Remove libxcb-icccm4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcb-icccm4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-icccm4
Dependencies
libxcb-icccm4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-icccm4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.