How To Install libcogl-gles2-20 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-gles2-20 on Debian 9.
What is libcogl-gles2-20
libcogl-gles2-20 is:
Cogl is a small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware to draw pretty pictures. The API departs from the flat state machine style of OpenGL and is designed to make it easy to write orthogonal components that can render without stepping on each others toes.
This package contains the GLES2 library.
There are three methods to install libcogl-gles2-20 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcogl-gles2-20 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcogl-gles2-20 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcogl-gles2-20
Install libcogl-gles2-20 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcogl-gles2-20 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcogl-gles2-20
Install libcogl-gles2-20 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcogl-gles2-20 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcogl-gles2-20
How To Uninstall libcogl-gles2-20 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcogl-gles2-20 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcogl-gles2-20
Uninstall libcogl-gles2-20 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcogl-gles2-20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcogl-gles2-20
Remove libcogl-gles2-20 Configurations and Data
To remove libcogl-gles2-20 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcogl-gles2-20
Remove libcogl-gles2-20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcogl-gles2-20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcogl-gles2-20
Dependencies
libcogl-gles2-20 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-gles2-20 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
