How To Install libxnvctrl-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev on Debian 9. libxnvctrl-dev is NV-CONTROL X extension (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev on Debian 9.

What is libxnvctrl-dev

libxnvctrl-dev is:

The NV-CONTROL X extension provides a mechanism for X clients to query and set configuration parameters of the NVIDIA X driver. State set by the NV-CONTROL X extension is assumed to be persistent only for the current server generation.

There are three methods to install libxnvctrl-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxnvctrl-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 libxnvctrl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxnvctrl-dev

Install libxnvctrl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxnvctrl-dev

Install libxnvctrl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxnvctrl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxnvctrl-dev

How To Uninstall libxnvctrl-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxnvctrl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxnvctrl-dev

Uninstall libxnvctrl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxnvctrl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxnvctrl-dev

Remove libxnvctrl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxnvctrl-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxnvctrl-dev

Remove libxnvctrl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxnvctrl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxnvctrl-dev

Dependencies

libxnvctrl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxnvctrl-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.