How To Install libopengl-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-perl on Debian 11. libopengl-perl is Perl interface providing graphics display using OpenGL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-perl on Debian 11.

What is libopengl-perl

libopengl-perl is:

OpenGL is a Perl module that provides an interface to most of Open Graphics Library, API versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. There is full support for the Utility Toolkit (GLUT) up to version 3 and provides some additional functionality via partial support for the Utility Library (GLU). It also provides functionality to use the X Window System (through X11 and GLX) as an alternative to GLUT.

There are three methods to install libopengl-perl on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopengl-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopengl-perl

Install libopengl-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopengl-perl

Install libopengl-perl 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 libopengl-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopengl-perl

How To Uninstall libopengl-perl on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libopengl-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopengl-perl

Uninstall libopengl-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopengl-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopengl-perl

Remove libopengl-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libopengl-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopengl-perl

Remove libopengl-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopengl-perl

Dependencies

libopengl-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.