How To Install libxkbcommon-x11-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbcommon-x11-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxkbcommon-x11-0
libxkbcommon-x11-0 is:
This package provides an add-on library called xkbcommon-x11, to support creating keymaps with the XKB X11 protocol, by querying the X server directly.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon.git
There are three methods to install libxkbcommon-x11-0 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 libxkbcommon-x11-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxkbcommon-x11-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxkbcommon-x11-0
Install libxkbcommon-x11-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxkbcommon-x11-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxkbcommon-x11-0
Install libxkbcommon-x11-0 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 libxkbcommon-x11-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxkbcommon-x11-0
How To Uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxkbcommon-x11-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxkbcommon-x11-0
Uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxkbcommon-x11-0
Remove libxkbcommon-x11-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libxkbcommon-x11-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxkbcommon-x11-0
Remove libxkbcommon-x11-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxkbcommon-x11-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxkbcommon-x11-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbcommon-x11-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
