How To Install libxdmcp6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libxdmcp6-dbg is X11 authorisation library (debug package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxdmcp6-dbg

libxdmcp6-dbg 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 debug versions of 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 libxdmcp6-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 libxdmcp6-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 libxdmcp6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxdmcp6-dbg

Install libxdmcp6-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdmcp6-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxdmcp6-dbg

Install libxdmcp6-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 libxdmcp6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxdmcp6-dbg

How To Uninstall libxdmcp6-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxdmcp6-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxdmcp6-dbg

Uninstall libxdmcp6-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxdmcp6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdmcp6-dbg

Remove libxdmcp6-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libxdmcp6-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdmcp6-dbg

Remove libxdmcp6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxdmcp6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdmcp6-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdmcp6-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.