How To Install libxinerama1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxinerama1-dbg
libxinerama1-dbg is:
libXinerama provides an X Window System client interface to the XINERAMA extension to the X protocol.
The Xinerama (also known as panoramiX) extension allows for multiple screens attached to a single display to be treated as belonging together, and to give desktop applications a better idea of the monitor layout.
This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxinerama1. 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/libXinerama
There are three methods to install libxinerama1-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 libxinerama1-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 libxinerama1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama1-dbg
Install libxinerama1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxinerama1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxinerama1-dbg
Install libxinerama1-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 libxinerama1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama1-dbg
How To Uninstall libxinerama1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxinerama1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxinerama1-dbg
Uninstall libxinerama1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxinerama1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxinerama1-dbg
Remove libxinerama1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libxinerama1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxinerama1-dbg
Remove libxinerama1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxinerama1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxinerama1-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
