How To Install libftgl2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl2 on Debian 9. libftgl2 is library to render text in OpenGL using FreeType

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl2 on Debian 9.

What is libftgl2

libftgl2 is:

FTGL binds OpenGL and FreeType together in order to offer and easy to use and flexible text rendering library. It offers several rendering modes: as polygons, outlines, bitmaps and textures.

This package contains the shared library for libftgl.

There are three methods to install libftgl2 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 libftgl2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libftgl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libftgl2

Install libftgl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libftgl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libftgl2

Install libftgl2 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 libftgl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libftgl2

How To Uninstall libftgl2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libftgl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libftgl2

Uninstall libftgl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libftgl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftgl2

Remove libftgl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libftgl2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libftgl2

Remove libftgl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libftgl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftgl2

Dependencies

libftgl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.