How To Install libxcb-dri3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-dri3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxcb-dri3-0
libxcb-dri3-0 is:
This package contains the library files needed to run software using libxcb-dri3, the dri3 extension for the X C Binding.
The XCB library provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface. XCB provides several advantages over Xlib:
- Size: small library and lower memory footprint
- Latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
- Direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
- Thread support: access XCB from multiple threads, with no explicit locking
- Easy creation of new extensions: automatically generates interface from machine-parsable protocol descriptions Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libxcb-dri3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxcb-dri3-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-dri3-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcb-dri3-0
Install libxcb-dri3-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcb-dri3-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcb-dri3-0
Install libxcb-dri3-0 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 libxcb-dri3-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcb-dri3-0
How To Uninstall libxcb-dri3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxcb-dri3-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcb-dri3-0
Uninstall libxcb-dri3-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcb-dri3-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcb-dri3-0
Remove libxcb-dri3-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libxcb-dri3-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcb-dri3-0
Remove libxcb-dri3-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcb-dri3-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcb-dri3-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcb-dri3-0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.