How To Install libxcb-xkb-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-xkb-dev on Debian 11.
What is libxcb-xkb-dev
libxcb-xkb-dev is:
This package contains the header and library files needed to build software using libxcb-xkb, the XKEYBOARD extension for the X C Binding.
The XCB library provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface. XCB provides several advantages over Xlib:
- Size: small library and lower memory footprint
- Latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
- Direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
- Thread support: access XCB from multiple threads, with no explicit locking
- Easy creation of new extensions: automatically generates interface from machine-parsable protocol descriptions
There are three methods to install libxcb-xkb-dev 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-xkb-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-xkb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-xkb-dev
Install libxcb-xkb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-xkb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcb-xkb-dev
Install libxcb-xkb-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-xkb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-xkb-dev
How To Uninstall libxcb-xkb-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libxcb-xkb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcb-xkb-dev
Uninstall libxcb-xkb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcb-xkb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-xkb-dev
Remove libxcb-xkb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcb-xkb-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-xkb-dev
Remove libxcb-xkb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcb-xkb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-xkb-dev
Dependencies
libxcb-xkb-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-xkb-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.