How To Install libxcomposite1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxcomposite1-dbg
libxcomposite1-dbg is:
libXcomposite provides an X Window System client interface to the Composite extension to the X protocol.
The Composite extension allows clients called compositing managers to control the final drawing of the screen. Rendering is done into an off-screen buffer.
This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxcomposite1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXcomposite
There are three methods to install libxcomposite1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxcomposite1-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomposite1-dbg
Install libxcomposite1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomposite1-dbg
Install libxcomposite1-dbg 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 libxcomposite1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomposite1-dbg
How To Uninstall libxcomposite1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxcomposite1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomposite1-dbg
Uninstall libxcomposite1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomposite1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomposite1-dbg
Remove libxcomposite1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomposite1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomposite1-dbg
Remove libxcomposite1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomposite1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomposite1-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
