How To Install xtrans-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrans-dev on Debian 9.
What is xtrans-dev
xtrans-dev is:
xtrans includes a number of routines to make X implementations transport-independent; at time of writing, it includes support for UNIX sockets, IPv4, IPv6, and DECnet.
xtrans is not actually a library in itself; it includes .c files which are then used in the compilation of X servers, libraries, et al.
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/libxtrans
There are three methods to install xtrans-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xtrans-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrans-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtrans-dev
Install xtrans-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrans-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtrans-dev
Install xtrans-dev 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 xtrans-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtrans-dev
How To Uninstall xtrans-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xtrans-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtrans-dev
Uninstall xtrans-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtrans-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrans-dev
Remove xtrans-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xtrans-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtrans-dev
Remove xtrans-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtrans-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtrans-dev
Dependencies
xtrans-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrans-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.