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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xserver-xorg-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install xserver-xorg-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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


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

Package: xserver-xorg-dev
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 3627
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libpixman-1-dev (>= 0.27.2), x11proto-dev (>= 2021.5), libxcvt-dev, libxfont-dev, libxkbfile-dev, libpciaccess-dev, mesa-common-dev
Description: Xorg X server - development files
Description-md5: c5425cbd8103a5899200596c7a3c3033
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-dev_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_amd64.deb
Size: 2554012
MD5sum: 23e20c0ebae433853e83a8f562722f6c
SHA256: 13cc9d0662dafccbb705efc92b0e348f90376e44a1df3e67996a15e8c9c4a7cd