How To Install libxres-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 libxres-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libxres-dev
libxres-dev is:
libXRes provides an X Window System client interface to the Resource extension to the X protocol.
The Resource extension allows for X clients to see and monitor the X resource usage of various clients (pixmaps, et al).
This package contains the development headers for the library found in libxres1. 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/libXRes
There are three methods to install libxres-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 libxres-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 libxres-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxres-dev
Install libxres-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxres-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxres-dev
Install libxres-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 libxres-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxres-dev
How To Uninstall libxres-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libxres-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxres-dev
Uninstall libxres-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxres-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxres-dev
Remove libxres-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxres-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxres-dev
Remove libxres-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxres-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxres-dev
Dependencies
libxres-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxres-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.