How To Install libxres1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxres1-dbg on Debian 9. libxres1-dbg is X11 Resource extension library (debug package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxres1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libxres1-dbg

libxres1-dbg is:

libXRes provides an X Window System client interface to the Resource extension to the X protocol.

The Resource extension allows for X clients to see and monitor the X resource usage of various clients (pixmaps, et al).

This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxres1. 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 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXRes

There are three methods to install libxres1-dbg 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 libxres1-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxres1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxres1-dbg

Install libxres1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxres1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxres1-dbg

Install libxres1-dbg 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 libxres1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxres1-dbg

How To Uninstall libxres1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxres1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxres1-dbg

Uninstall libxres1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxres1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxres1-dbg

Remove libxres1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libxres1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxres1-dbg

Remove libxres1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxres1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxres1-dbg

Dependencies

libxres1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxres1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.