How To Install libxpresent-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpresent-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxpresent-dev
libxpresent-dev is:
libXpresent provides an X Window System client interface to the Present extension to the X protocol.
The Present extension provides a way for applications to update their window contents from a pixmap in a well defined fashion, synchronizing with the display refresh and potentially using a more efficient mechanism than copying the contents of the source pixmap.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxpresent1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
There are three methods to install libxpresent-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 libxpresent-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 libxpresent-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpresent-dev
Install libxpresent-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpresent-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpresent-dev
Install libxpresent-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 libxpresent-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpresent-dev
How To Uninstall libxpresent-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxpresent-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpresent-dev
Uninstall libxpresent-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpresent-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpresent-dev
Remove libxpresent-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxpresent-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpresent-dev
Remove libxpresent-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpresent-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpresent-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpresent-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
