How To Install xutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xutils-dev
xutils-dev is:
xutils-dev provides a set of utility programs shipped with the X Window System that do not require the X libraries; many of these programs are useful even on a system that does not have any X clients or X servers installed.
The programs in this package include:
- imake, a C preprocessor interface to the make utility;
- lndir, a tool that creates a shadow directory of symbolic links to another directory tree;
- makedepend, a tool to create dependencies in makefiles;
- makeg, a tool for making debuggable executables.
This package also contains xorg-macros.m4, a set of macros used in configure scripts of X.Org packages.
There are three methods to install xutils-dev 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 xutils-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 xutils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xutils-dev
Install xutils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xutils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xutils-dev
Install xutils-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xutils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xutils-dev
How To Uninstall xutils-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xutils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xutils-dev
Uninstall xutils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xutils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xutils-dev
Remove xutils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xutils-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xutils-dev
Remove xutils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xutils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xutils-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xutils-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
