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What is "X Software Development" equivalent on ubuntu?

cn flag

When I try to "groupinstall" this package:

sudo apt -y groupinstall "X Software Development"

I have 2 problems, first groupinstall doesn't exists on ubuntu, second, Ubuntu can't locate the package.

N0rbert avatar
zw flag
Could you please translate "groupinstall" to package names? What do you need - X11 or what? What are you trying to compile or run? What is your Ubuntu version?
Knud Larsen avatar
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hc40523 : »can't locate the package« : May be "locate a file" will help? https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?mode=filename&suite=bionic&section=all&arch=amd64&keywords=Xmu.h&searchon=contents ........ and `sudo apt install apt-file` → → `apt-file search [file]`
cn flag
@N0rbert I just learned around while posting what groupinstall meant
cn flag
@KnudLarsen Thanks for the hint, yes I tried before asking. As this "grouped packages" was for yum packages manager it returned nothing
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`sudo apt install libxmu-dev` will install a package that has the most "X-dev" packages as dependencies.
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zw flag

You are trying to bring knowledge about Yum's functionality to Debian (really Ubuntu).

On Ubuntu you have to install xorg-dev and/or xserver-xorg-dev packages to get "X.Org X Window System development libraries" and/or "Xorg X server - development files" installed by using below commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xorg-dev xserver-xorg-dev

Then you can try to compile needed application from source. But at first make sure that it is not available in binary package form. Use search on https://packages.ubuntu.com and then install needed package(s) by apt/apt-get.

If you need different X11-related thing - visit special x11 packages section at https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/x11/ to find relevant package name.


Good resources to read:

cn flag
This is exactly what I was looking for, as I wasn't even able to understand why I need it! The fact is since I switched to Ubuntu my code won't compile, it was on fedora, using my teacher libraries of "TThread" and "screen" etc.. told us to install X Software packages and also tck, tck-devel, tcl, tcl-devel.. still have to figure out those. But for instance I'll try to see if I get succcessful build with your help, or at least less errors. Thank you!
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tcl / tk https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=tk8 ..... Install e.g. `tk8.6-dev`, and tcl packages will be installed too : as dependencies.
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