How to Install and Uninstall xcb-proto Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: March 14,2025

You can also install and uninstall the xcb-proto on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xcb-proto" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xcb-proto on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xcb-proto" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xcb-proto on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xcb-proto
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xcb-proto package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xcb-proto
Version: 1.15.2-1
Installed-Size: 712
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Description: X C Binding - protocol descriptions
Description-md5: 0a6da0d45e213f3227fca0058bf59393
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://xcb.freedesktop.org
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xcb-proto/xcb-proto_1.15.2-1_all.deb
Size: 85824
MD5sum: 42262b5d08745b46644b3c127c871514
SHA256: cb6c18fb8ce684d8219ee2e0ff52ff32802b3d9c8f5e64a9054d5ceab9866dcc