How To Install libdmx-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmx-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libdmx-dev
libdmx-dev is:
libdmx is an interface to the DMX extension for X, which allows a single server to be set up as a proxy spanning multiple servers – not unlike Xinerama across discrete physical machines. It can be reconfigured on the fly to change the layout, and it is presented as a single logical display to clients.
libdmx allows clients to configure the layout of DMX servers by adding and removing screens, input devices, et al.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libdmx1. 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 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libdmx
There are three methods to install libdmx-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdmx-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 libdmx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdmx-dev
Install libdmx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdmx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdmx-dev
Install libdmx-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 libdmx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdmx-dev
How To Uninstall libdmx-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libdmx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdmx-dev
Uninstall libdmx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdmx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdmx-dev
Remove libdmx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdmx-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdmx-dev
Remove libdmx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdmx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdmx-dev
Dependencies
libdmx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmx-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.