How To Install goverlay on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install goverlay on Debian 11.
What is goverlay
goverlay is:
GOverlay can configure Vulkan / OpenGL overlays with a preview. Currently supported are MangoHud, vkBasalt and ReplaySorcery
There are three methods to install goverlay 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 goverlay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install goverlay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install goverlay
Install goverlay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install goverlay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install goverlay
Install goverlay 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 goverlay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install goverlay
How To Uninstall goverlay on Debian 11
To uninstall only the goverlay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove goverlay
Uninstall goverlay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall goverlay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove goverlay
Remove goverlay Configurations and Data
To remove goverlay configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge goverlay
Remove goverlay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove goverlay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goverlay
Dependencies
goverlay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install goverlay package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
