How To Install libxxf86dga1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86dga1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxxf86dga1-dbg
libxxf86dga1-dbg is:
libXxf86dga provides the XFree86-DGA extension, which allows direct graphics access to a framebuffer-like region, and also allows relative mouse reporting, et al. It is mainly used by games and emulators for games.
This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxxf86dga1. 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/libXxf86dga
There are three methods to install libxxf86dga1-dbg 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 libxxf86dga1-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 libxxf86dga1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxxf86dga1-dbg
Install libxxf86dga1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxxf86dga1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxxf86dga1-dbg
Install libxxf86dga1-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libxxf86dga1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxxf86dga1-dbg
How To Uninstall libxxf86dga1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxxf86dga1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxxf86dga1-dbg
Uninstall libxxf86dga1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxxf86dga1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxxf86dga1-dbg
Remove libxxf86dga1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libxxf86dga1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxxf86dga1-dbg
Remove libxxf86dga1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxxf86dga1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxxf86dga1-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86dga1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
