How To Install libglfw3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libglfw3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libglfw3 is portable library for OpenGL, window and input (x11 libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3 on Debian 10.

What is libglfw3

libglfw3 is:

GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for creating windows with OpenGL contexts and managing input and events. It is easy to integrate into existing applications and does not lay claim to the main loop.

This package provides the shared library built with the X11 backend.

There are three methods to install libglfw3 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libglfw3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglfw3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglfw3

Install libglfw3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglfw3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglfw3

Install libglfw3 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 libglfw3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglfw3

How To Uninstall libglfw3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libglfw3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglfw3

Uninstall libglfw3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglfw3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglfw3

Remove libglfw3 Configurations and Data

To remove libglfw3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglfw3

Remove libglfw3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglfw3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglfw3

Dependencies

libglfw3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.