How To Install mesa-utils-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-utils-bin on Debian 12.
What is mesa-utils-bin
mesa-utils-bin is:
This package provides native builds of utilities provided by Mesa, including glxinfo and glxgears.
There are three methods to install mesa-utils-bin 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 mesa-utils-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mesa-utils-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mesa-utils-bin
Install mesa-utils-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mesa-utils-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mesa-utils-bin
Install mesa-utils-bin 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 mesa-utils-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mesa-utils-bin
How To Uninstall mesa-utils-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mesa-utils-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mesa-utils-bin
Uninstall mesa-utils-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mesa-utils-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mesa-utils-bin
Remove mesa-utils-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mesa-utils-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mesa-utils-bin
Remove mesa-utils-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mesa-utils-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mesa-utils-bin
Dependencies
mesa-utils-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-utils-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
