How To Install libxcomp-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomp-dev on Debian 10.
What is libxcomp-dev
libxcomp-dev is:
NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.
This package provides the compression library.
This package contains the development headers for this library.
There are three methods to install libxcomp-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxcomp-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 libxcomp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomp-dev
Install libxcomp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomp-dev
Install libxcomp-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 libxcomp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomp-dev
How To Uninstall libxcomp-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libxcomp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomp-dev
Uninstall libxcomp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomp-dev
Remove libxcomp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomp-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomp-dev
Remove libxcomp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomp-dev
Dependencies
libxcomp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomp-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.