How To Install libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libxcomposite-dev
libxcomposite-dev is:
libXcomposite provides an X Window System client interface to the Composite extension to the X protocol.
The Composite extension allows clients called compositing managers to control the final drawing of the screen. Rendering is done into an off-screen buffer.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxcomposite1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org
This module can be found at git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXcomposite
There are three methods to install libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomposite-dev
Install libxcomposite-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomposite-dev
Install libxcomposite-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 libxcomposite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomposite-dev
How To Uninstall libxcomposite-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxcomposite-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomposite-dev
Uninstall libxcomposite-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomposite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomposite-dev
Remove libxcomposite-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomposite-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomposite-dev
Remove libxcomposite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomposite-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomposite-dev
Dependencies
libxcomposite-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.