How To Install libxxf86vm1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86vm1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libxxf86vm1-dbg is X11 XFree86 video mode extension library (debug package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86vm1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxxf86vm1-dbg

libxxf86vm1-dbg is:

libXxf86vm provides an interface to the XFree86-VidModeExtension extension, which allows client applications to get and set video mode timings in extensive detail. It is used by the xvidtune program in particular.

This package contains the debug versions of the library found in libxxf86vm1. 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/libXxf86vm

There are three methods to install libxxf86vm1-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 libxxf86vm1-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 libxxf86vm1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxxf86vm1-dbg

Install libxxf86vm1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxxf86vm1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxxf86vm1-dbg

Install libxxf86vm1-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 libxxf86vm1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxxf86vm1-dbg

How To Uninstall libxxf86vm1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxxf86vm1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxxf86vm1-dbg

Uninstall libxxf86vm1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxxf86vm1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxxf86vm1-dbg

Remove libxxf86vm1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libxxf86vm1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxxf86vm1-dbg

Remove libxxf86vm1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxxf86vm1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxxf86vm1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxf86vm1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.