How To Install libglfw3-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-dev on Debian 9. libglfw3-dev is portable library for OpenGL, window and input (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-dev on Debian 9.

What is libglfw3-dev

libglfw3-dev 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 development files.

There are three methods to install libglfw3-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 libglfw3-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 libglfw3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglfw3-dev

Install libglfw3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglfw3-dev

Install libglfw3-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 libglfw3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglfw3-dev

How To Uninstall libglfw3-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libglfw3-dev

Uninstall libglfw3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglfw3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglfw3-dev

Remove libglfw3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libglfw3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglfw3-dev

Remove libglfw3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglfw3-dev

Dependencies

libglfw3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.