How To Install libxinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libxinerama-dev
libxinerama-dev is:
libXinerama provides an X Window System client interface to the XINERAMA extension to the X protocol.
The Xinerama (also known as panoramiX) extension allows for multiple screens attached to a single display to be treated as belonging together, and to give desktop applications a better idea of the monitor layout.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxinerama1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXinerama
There are three methods to install libxinerama-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 libxinerama-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 libxinerama-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxinerama-dev
Install libxinerama-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxinerama-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxinerama-dev
Install libxinerama-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 libxinerama-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxinerama-dev
How To Uninstall libxinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libxinerama-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxinerama-dev
Uninstall libxinerama-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxinerama-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxinerama-dev
Remove libxinerama-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxinerama-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxinerama-dev
Remove libxinerama-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxinerama-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxinerama-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxinerama-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
