How To Install libegl1-mesa-drivers on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa-drivers on Debian 9.
What is libegl1-mesa-drivers
libegl1-mesa-drivers is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libegl1-mesa-drivers 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 libegl1-mesa-drivers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-mesa-drivers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-mesa-drivers
Install libegl1-mesa-drivers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-mesa-drivers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libegl1-mesa-drivers
Install libegl1-mesa-drivers 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 libegl1-mesa-drivers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-mesa-drivers
How To Uninstall libegl1-mesa-drivers on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libegl1-mesa-drivers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libegl1-mesa-drivers
Uninstall libegl1-mesa-drivers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libegl1-mesa-drivers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-mesa-drivers
Remove libegl1-mesa-drivers Configurations and Data
To remove libegl1-mesa-drivers configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-mesa-drivers
Remove libegl1-mesa-drivers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libegl1-mesa-drivers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-mesa-drivers
Dependencies
libegl1-mesa-drivers have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa-drivers package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
