How To Install libxcb-image0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-image0 on Debian 11. libxcb-image0 is utility libraries for X C Binding – image

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-image0 on Debian 11.

What is libxcb-image0

libxcb-image0 is:

This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-image, providing port of Xlib’s XImage and XShmImage 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-image0 on Debian 11. 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-image0 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-image0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-image0

Install libxcb-image0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-image0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxcb-image0

Install libxcb-image0 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-image0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-image0

How To Uninstall libxcb-image0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libxcb-image0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxcb-image0

Uninstall libxcb-image0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxcb-image0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-image0

Remove libxcb-image0 Configurations and Data

To remove libxcb-image0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-image0

Remove libxcb-image0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxcb-image0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-image0

Dependencies

libxcb-image0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-image0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.