How To Install libxdmcp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxdmcp-dev
libxdmcp-dev is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 display manager control protocol library, which allows for remote logins to display managers.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxdmcp6. 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/libXdmcp
There are three methods to install libxdmcp-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxdmcp-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 libxdmcp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxdmcp-dev
Install libxdmcp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxdmcp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxdmcp-dev
Install libxdmcp-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 libxdmcp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxdmcp-dev
How To Uninstall libxdmcp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxdmcp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxdmcp-dev
Uninstall libxdmcp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxdmcp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmcp-dev
Remove libxdmcp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxdmcp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmcp-dev
Remove libxdmcp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxdmcp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdmcp-dev
Dependencies
libxdmcp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
