How to Install and Uninstall xorg-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: September 20,2024

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "xorg-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install xorg-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xorg-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: xorg-dev
Source: xorg
Version: 1:7.7+23
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Depends: libdmx-dev, libfontenc-dev, libfs-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxau-dev, libxaw7-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxdmcp-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxfont-dev, libxft-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxrender-dev, libxres-dev, libxss-dev, libxt-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, libxvmc-dev, libxxf86dga-dev, libxxf86vm-dev, x11proto-dev, xserver-xorg-dev, xtrans-dev
Description: X.Org X Window System development libraries
Description-md5: 00a974084948001400546a402cbefdb1
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, role::metapackage
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg-dev_7.7+23_all.deb
Size: 38860
MD5sum: 0050eae55af09df18dfd4842dc816b15
SHA256: 05890b8646958caee9ca473b2deff452f04500dce1b77fd3ecd2babc07aa6ca2