How To Install xdmx on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx on Debian 10.
What is xdmx
xdmx is:
Xdmx is a proxy X server that uses one or more other X servers as its display device(s). It provides multi-head X functionality for displays that might be located on different machines. Xdmx functions as a front-end X server that acts as a proxy to a set of back-end X servers. All of the visible rendering is passed to the back-end X servers. Clients connect to the Xdmx front-end, and everything appears as it would in a regular multi-head configuration. If Xinerama is enabled (e.g., with +xinerama on the command line), the clients see a single large screen.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.x.org
This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
There are three methods to install xdmx on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xdmx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdmx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdmx
Install xdmx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdmx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdmx
Install xdmx 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 xdmx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdmx
How To Uninstall xdmx on Debian 10
To uninstall only the xdmx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdmx
Uninstall xdmx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdmx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdmx
Remove xdmx Configurations and Data
To remove xdmx configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdmx
Remove xdmx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdmx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdmx
Dependencies
xdmx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.