How To Install libxtst6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst6 on Debian 11.
What is libxtst6
libxtst6 is:
libXtst provides an X Window System client interface to the Record extension to the X protocol.
The Record extension allows X clients to synthesise input events, which is useful for automated testing.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXtst
There are three methods to install libxtst6 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxtst6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxtst6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxtst6
Install libxtst6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxtst6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxtst6
Install libxtst6 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 libxtst6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxtst6
How To Uninstall libxtst6 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libxtst6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxtst6
Uninstall libxtst6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxtst6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtst6
Remove libxtst6 Configurations and Data
To remove libxtst6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxtst6
Remove libxtst6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxtst6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtst6
Dependencies
libxtst6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
