How To Install libgles-nvidia2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia2 on Debian 12.
What is libgles-nvidia2
libgles-nvidia2 is:
OpenGL|ES is a cross-platform API for full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems - including consoles, phones, appliances and vehicles. It contains a subset of OpenGL plus a number of extensions for the special needs of embedded systems.
OpenGL|ES 2.x provides an API for programmable hardware including vertex and fragment shaders.
See the description of the nvidia-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.
This package contains the driver specific binary OpenGL|ES 2.x implementation by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.
There are three methods to install libgles-nvidia2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgles-nvidia2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles-nvidia2
Install libgles-nvidia2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles-nvidia2
Install libgles-nvidia2 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 libgles-nvidia2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles-nvidia2
How To Uninstall libgles-nvidia2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgles-nvidia2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles-nvidia2
Uninstall libgles-nvidia2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles-nvidia2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles-nvidia2
Remove libgles-nvidia2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgles-nvidia2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles-nvidia2
Remove libgles-nvidia2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgles-nvidia2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles-nvidia2
Dependencies
libgles-nvidia2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
