How To Install libxinerama1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1 on Debian 11.
What is libxinerama1
libxinerama1 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.
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 on Debian 11. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama1
Install libxinerama1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxinerama1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxinerama1
Install libxinerama1 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 libxinerama1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama1
How To Uninstall libxinerama1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libxinerama1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxinerama1
Uninstall libxinerama1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxinerama1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxinerama1
Remove libxinerama1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxinerama1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxinerama1
Remove libxinerama1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxinerama1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxinerama1
Dependencies
libxinerama1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.