How To Install xutils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xutils on Debian 12.
What is xutils
xutils is:
xutils provides a set of utility programs shipped with the X Window System. Many of these programs are useful even on a system that does not have any X clients or X servers installed.
This package is provided for transition from earlier Debian releases, the programs formerly in xutils and xbase-clients having been split out in smaller packages.
There are three methods to install xutils 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 xutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xutils
Install xutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xutils
Install xutils 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 xutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xutils
How To Uninstall xutils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xutils
Uninstall xutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xutils
Remove xutils Configurations and Data
To remove xutils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xutils
Remove xutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xutils
Dependencies
xutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xutils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
