How To Install libglfw3-wayland on Debian 12

Learn how to install libglfw3-wayland on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libglfw3-wayland is portable library for OpenGL, window and input (wayland libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-wayland on Debian 12.

What is libglfw3-wayland

libglfw3-wayland 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 Wayland backend.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libglfw3-wayland

Install libglfw3-wayland Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglfw3-wayland

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

sudo aptitude -y install libglfw3-wayland

How To Uninstall libglfw3-wayland on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libglfw3-wayland

Uninstall libglfw3-wayland And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglfw3-wayland and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglfw3-wayland

Remove libglfw3-wayland Configurations and Data

To remove libglfw3-wayland configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglfw3-wayland

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

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

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

Dependencies

libglfw3-wayland have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-wayland package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.