How To Install xtrace on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrace on Debian 12.
What is xtrace
xtrace is:
What strace is for system calls, xtrace is for X11 connections: you hook it between one or more X11 clients and an X server and it prints the requests going from client to server and the replies, events and errors going the other way.
There are three methods to install xtrace on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xtrace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtrace
Install xtrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtrace
Install xtrace 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 xtrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtrace
How To Uninstall xtrace on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xtrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtrace
Uninstall xtrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrace
Remove xtrace Configurations and Data
To remove xtrace configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtrace
Remove xtrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtrace
Dependencies
xtrace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrace package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
