How To Install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 is:
This package provides development files for the X.Org (‘Xorg’) X server. This is not quite the same as the DDK (Driver Development Kit) from the XFree86 4.x and X.Org 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 series of servers; it provides headers and a pkg-config file for drivers using autotools to build against.
Unless you are developing or building a driver, you probably want xserver-xorg and/or xserver-xorg-core instead.
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 xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 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 xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
Install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
Install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 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 xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
Uninstall xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
Remove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
Remove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-18.04 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
