How To Install x11proto-xinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11proto-xinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is x11proto-xinerama-dev
x11proto-xinerama-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install x11proto-xinerama-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 x11proto-xinerama-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 x11proto-xinerama-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x11proto-xinerama-dev
Install x11proto-xinerama-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x11proto-xinerama-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x11proto-xinerama-dev
Install x11proto-xinerama-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 x11proto-xinerama-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x11proto-xinerama-dev
How To Uninstall x11proto-xinerama-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the x11proto-xinerama-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x11proto-xinerama-dev
Uninstall x11proto-xinerama-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x11proto-xinerama-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x11proto-xinerama-dev
Remove x11proto-xinerama-dev Configurations and Data
To remove x11proto-xinerama-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x11proto-xinerama-dev
Remove x11proto-xinerama-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x11proto-xinerama-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x11proto-xinerama-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11proto-xinerama-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
