How To Install libxkbcommon-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbcommon-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxkbcommon-x11-dev
libxkbcommon-x11-dev 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.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxkbcommon-x11-0. 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 https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon.git
There are three methods to install libxkbcommon-x11-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxkbcommon-x11-dev
Install libxkbcommon-x11-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxkbcommon-x11-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxkbcommon-x11-dev
Install libxkbcommon-x11-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxkbcommon-x11-dev
How To Uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxkbcommon-x11-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxkbcommon-x11-dev
Uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxkbcommon-x11-dev 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-dev
Remove libxkbcommon-x11-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxkbcommon-x11-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxkbcommon-x11-dev
Remove libxkbcommon-x11-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxkbcommon-x11-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxkbcommon-x11-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxkbcommon-x11-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
