How To Install libxtst-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libxtst-dev is X11 Record extension library (development headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libxtst-dev

libxtst-dev is:

libXtst provides an X Window System client interface to the Record extension to the X protocol.

The Record extension allows X clients to synthesise input events, which is useful for automated testing.

This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxtst6. 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/libXtst

There are three methods to install libxtst-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 libxtst-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 libxtst-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxtst-dev

Install libxtst-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtst-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxtst-dev

Install libxtst-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 libxtst-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxtst-dev

How To Uninstall libxtst-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libxtst-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxtst-dev

Uninstall libxtst-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxtst-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtst-dev

Remove libxtst-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxtst-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxtst-dev

Remove libxtst-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxtst-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtst-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtst-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.