How To Install libxsettings-client-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxsettings-client-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxsettings-client-dev
libxsettings-client-dev is:
This package contains headers and other files required to compile software using the GPE scheduling library to use the Xsettings configuration setting propagation protocol. Controls setting of double click timeout, drag-and-drop threshold, and default foreground and background colors for all applications running within a desktop.
Used by the GPE Palmtop Environment.
There are three methods to install libxsettings-client-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 libxsettings-client-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 libxsettings-client-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxsettings-client-dev
Install libxsettings-client-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxsettings-client-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxsettings-client-dev
Install libxsettings-client-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 libxsettings-client-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxsettings-client-dev
How To Uninstall libxsettings-client-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxsettings-client-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxsettings-client-dev
Uninstall libxsettings-client-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxsettings-client-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxsettings-client-dev
Remove libxsettings-client-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxsettings-client-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxsettings-client-dev
Remove libxsettings-client-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxsettings-client-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxsettings-client-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxsettings-client-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
