How To Install libxosd2 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 libxosd2 on Ubuntu.
What is libxosd2
libxosd2 is:
A library for displaying a TV-like on-screen display in X. It is from the pre-composing-window-manager area and only supports displaying simple text and a graphical slider.
There are three methods to install libxosd2 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 libxosd2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxosd2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxosd2
Install libxosd2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxosd2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxosd2
Install libxosd2 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 libxosd2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxosd2
How To Uninstall libxosd2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxosd2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxosd2
Uninstall libxosd2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxosd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxosd2
Remove libxosd2 Configurations and Data
To remove libxosd2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxosd2
Remove libxosd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxosd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxosd2
Dependencies
libxosd2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxosd2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.