How to Install and Uninstall libxcomposite1 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "libxcomposite1" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxcomposite1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxcomposite1" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libxcomposite1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxcomposite1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxcomposite1 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libxcomposite1
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: libxcomposite
Version: 1:0.4.4-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxcomposite/libxcomposite1_0.4.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 7714
MD5sum: 11bf1267b8b0a1a1962603343cf6c3a2
SHA1: 7e2e17607ac829385e75d7b0c146d5f0da41b81a
SHA256: f20a74c658d90c9ddf323113ab1e30898f9f2125c98428db8c268139bd2579b8
Description-en: X11 Composite extension library
libXcomposite provides an X Window System client interface to the Composite
extension to the X protocol.
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The Composite extension allows clients called compositing managers to control
the final drawing of the screen. Rendering is done into an off-screen buffer.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXcomposite
Description-md5: 49720e84dd5a26f4429db537758dcedc
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop