How To Install libxpresent1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpresent1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxpresent1
libxpresent1 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.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
There are three methods to install libxpresent1 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 libxpresent1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpresent1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxpresent1
Install libxpresent1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxpresent1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxpresent1
Install libxpresent1 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 libxpresent1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxpresent1
How To Uninstall libxpresent1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxpresent1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxpresent1
Uninstall libxpresent1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxpresent1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxpresent1
Remove libxpresent1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxpresent1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxpresent1
Remove libxpresent1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxpresent1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxpresent1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxpresent1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
