How To Install xwayland on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwayland on Debian 9.
What is xwayland
xwayland is:
This package provides an X server running on top of wayland, using wayland input devices for input and forwarding either the root window or individual top-level windows as wayland surfaces.
There are three methods to install xwayland 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 xwayland Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xwayland using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xwayland
Install xwayland Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xwayland using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xwayland
Install xwayland 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 xwayland using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xwayland
How To Uninstall xwayland on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xwayland package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xwayland
Uninstall xwayland And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xwayland and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwayland
Remove xwayland Configurations and Data
To remove xwayland configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xwayland
Remove xwayland configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xwayland configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwayland
Dependencies
xwayland have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwayland package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.