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I'm following this recipe to build xf86-input-libinput from source with a patch applied.

The command ./configure --prefix=/usr gives me an error that I haven't been able to resolve:

checking for xorg-server >= 1.10 xproto inputproto >= 2.2... no
configure: error: Package requirements (xorg-server >= 1.10 xproto inputproto >= 2.2) were not met:

No package 'xorg-server' found


Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.


Alternatively, you may set the environment variables XORG_CFLAGS
and XORG_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

I've already installed xserver-xorg, it's at the newest version 1:7.7+22ubuntu1. What am I doing wrong?

Cornelius Roemer
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Probably doing a similar thing. (see error message below) Posting a more complete and immediately useful answer

checking for XORG... no configure: error: Package requirements (xorg-server >= 1.7 xproto inputproto ) were not met:

No package 'xorg-server' found No package 'xproto' found No package 'inputproto' found

You can install the need dev package like so:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev

I also needed sudo apt-get install xutils-dev

Thanks to the comment in the previous answer that you can look up package names

jorfus
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You need the development package, not just the runtime binary package:

$ dpkg -S xorg-server.pc
xserver-xorg-dev: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/xorg-server.pc
steeldriver
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  • dpkg -S will work only for already installed. Why not recommend apt-file or https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=hirsute&arch=amd64&mode=exactfilename&searchon=contents&keywords=xorg-server.pc ? – N0rbert Jul 28 '21 at 18:35
  • @N0rbert my intention wasn't really to recommend it - just to demonstrate the answer – steeldriver Jul 28 '21 at 18:37