How To Install libxi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxi-dev
libxi-dev is:
libXi provides an X Window System client interface to the XINPUT extension to the X protocol.
The Input extension allows setup and configuration of multiple input devices, and hotplugging of input devices (to be added and removed on the fly).
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxi6. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:https://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXi
There are three methods to install libxi-dev 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 libxi-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 libxi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxi-dev
Install libxi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxi-dev
Install libxi-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 libxi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxi-dev
How To Uninstall libxi-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxi-dev
Uninstall libxi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxi-dev
Remove libxi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxi-dev
Remove libxi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxi-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
