How To Install xininfo 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 xininfo on Ubuntu.
What is xininfo
xininfo is:
xininfo is an X11 utility to query the current layout and size of each configured monitor. It is designed to be used by scripts.
There are three methods to install xininfo 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 xininfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xininfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xininfo
Install xininfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xininfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xininfo
Install xininfo 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 xininfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xininfo
How To Uninstall xininfo on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xininfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xininfo
Uninstall xininfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xininfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xininfo
Remove xininfo Configurations and Data
To remove xininfo configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xininfo
Remove xininfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xininfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xininfo
Dependencies
xininfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xininfo package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.