How To Install libxrandr-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 libxrandr-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libxrandr-dev
libxrandr-dev is:
libXrandr provides an X Window System client interface to the RandR extension to the X protocol.
The RandR extension allows for run-time configuration of display attributes such as resolution, rotation, and reflection.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxrandr2. 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 git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXrandr
There are three methods to install libxrandr-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 libxrandr-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 libxrandr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxrandr-dev
Install libxrandr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxrandr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxrandr-dev
Install libxrandr-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 libxrandr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxrandr-dev
How To Uninstall libxrandr-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxrandr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxrandr-dev
Uninstall libxrandr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxrandr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrandr-dev
Remove libxrandr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxrandr-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxrandr-dev
Remove libxrandr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxrandr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrandr-dev
Dependencies
libxrandr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrandr-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.