How To Install libxcursor1 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 libxcursor1 on Ubuntu.
What is libxcursor1
libxcursor1 is:
Xcursor is a simple library designed to help locate and load cursors for the X Window System. Cursors can be loaded from files or memory and can exist in several sizes; the library automatically picks the best size. When using images loaded from files, Xcursor prefers to use the Render extension’s CreateCursor request for rendering cursors. Where the Render extension is not supported, Xcursor maps the cursor image to a standard X cursor and uses the core X protocol CreateCursor request.
Preferred themes for cursors can be installed if desired, via xcursor-themes or other cursor-theme or icon-theme packages, configured with update-alternatives –config x-cursor-theme.
There are three methods to install libxcursor1 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 libxcursor1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcursor1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcursor1
Install libxcursor1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcursor1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcursor1
Install libxcursor1 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 libxcursor1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcursor1
How To Uninstall libxcursor1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxcursor1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcursor1
Uninstall libxcursor1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcursor1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcursor1
Remove libxcursor1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxcursor1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcursor1
Remove libxcursor1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcursor1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcursor1
Dependencies
libxcursor1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcursor1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.