How To Install libcogl-pango-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-pango-dev on Debian 9. libcogl-pango-dev is Object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-pango-dev on Debian 9.

What is libcogl-pango-dev

libcogl-pango-dev 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 development files for libcogl-pango.

There are three methods to install libcogl-pango-dev 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-pango-dev 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-pango-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcogl-pango-dev

Install libcogl-pango-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcogl-pango-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcogl-pango-dev

Install libcogl-pango-dev 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-pango-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcogl-pango-dev

How To Uninstall libcogl-pango-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcogl-pango-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcogl-pango-dev

Uninstall libcogl-pango-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcogl-pango-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcogl-pango-dev

Remove libcogl-pango-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcogl-pango-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcogl-pango-dev

Remove libcogl-pango-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcogl-pango-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcogl-pango-dev

Dependencies

libcogl-pango-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-pango-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.