How To Install libxau-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 libxau-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libxau-dev
libxau-dev is:
This package provides the main interface to the X11 authorisation handling, which controls authorisation for X connections, both client-side and server-side.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxau6. 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/libxau
There are three methods to install libxau-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 libxau-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 libxau-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxau-dev
Install libxau-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxau-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxau-dev
Install libxau-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 libxau-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxau-dev
How To Uninstall libxau-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxau-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxau-dev
Uninstall libxau-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxau-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxau-dev
Remove libxau-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxau-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxau-dev
Remove libxau-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxau-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxau-dev
Dependencies
libxau-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxau-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.