How To Install libxi6 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxi6 on Debian 10.
What is libxi6
libxi6 is:
libXi provides an X Window System client interface to the XINPUT extension to the X protocol.
The Input extension allows setup and configuration of multiple input devices, and hotplugging of input devices (to be added and removed on the fly).
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXi
There are three methods to install libxi6 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 libxi6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxi6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxi6
Install libxi6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxi6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxi6
Install libxi6 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 libxi6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxi6
How To Uninstall libxi6 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libxi6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxi6
Uninstall libxi6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxi6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxi6
Remove libxi6 Configurations and Data
To remove libxi6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxi6
Remove libxi6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxi6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxi6
Dependencies
libxi6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxi6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.