How To Install libxcomposite1 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 libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu.
What is libxcomposite1
libxcomposite1 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.
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 libxcomposite1 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 libxcomposite1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcomposite1
Install libxcomposite1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcomposite1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcomposite1
Install libxcomposite1 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 libxcomposite1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcomposite1
How To Uninstall libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxcomposite1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcomposite1
Uninstall libxcomposite1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcomposite1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcomposite1
Remove libxcomposite1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxcomposite1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcomposite1
Remove libxcomposite1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcomposite1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcomposite1
Dependencies
libxcomposite1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcomposite1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.