How To Install xdmx-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx-tools on Debian 10.
What is xdmx-tools
xdmx-tools is:
This package provides a collection of tools used for administration of the Xdmx server; see the xdmx package for more information.
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-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdmx-tools
Install xdmx-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdmx-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdmx-tools
Install xdmx-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdmx-tools
How To Uninstall xdmx-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the xdmx-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdmx-tools
Uninstall xdmx-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdmx-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdmx-tools
Remove xdmx-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xdmx-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdmx-tools
Remove xdmx-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdmx-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdmx-tools
Dependencies
xdmx-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdmx-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.