How To Install xorg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xorg-dev
xorg-dev is:
This metapackage provides the development libraries for the X.Org X Window System.
X Window System design documentation, manual pages, library reference works, static versions of the shared libraries, and C header files are supplied by the packages depended on by this metapackage.
Note that this is a convenience package for users and is not a package for Debian developers to have their package depend on.
There are three methods to install xorg-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 xorg-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 xorg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xorg-dev
Install xorg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xorg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xorg-dev
Install xorg-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 xorg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xorg-dev
How To Uninstall xorg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xorg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xorg-dev
Uninstall xorg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xorg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xorg-dev
Remove xorg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xorg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xorg-dev
Remove xorg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xorg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xorg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
