How to Install and Uninstall libxss-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "libxss-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libxss-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxss-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libxss-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxss-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxss-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libxss-dev
Source: libxss
Version: 1:1.2.3-1
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: x11proto-scrnsaver-dev (<< 1.2.0)
Depends: libxss1 (= 1:1.2.3-1), libx11-dev, libxext-dev, x11proto-scrnsaver-dev (>= 1.2.0)
Description: X11 Screen Saver extension library (development headers)
Description-md5: ba8df8d213594251377e061c33f2cb18
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, x11::library, x11::screensaver
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxss/libxss-dev_1.2.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23488
MD5sum: 559f3a19d31681febfc3e087844f1b35
SHA256: 11968b1ac7a10de3731be164b343a3c960633a003ee5629770e06927222ef36b