How To Install glslang on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang in Fedora 36. glslang is OpenGL and OpenGL ES shader front end and validator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang on Fedora 36.

What is glslang

glslang is the official reference compiler front end for the OpenGL ES and OpenGL shading languages. It implements a strict interpretation of the specifications for these languages.

We can use yum or dnf to install glslang on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glslang.

Install glslang on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glslang using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glslang

Install glslang on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glslang using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glslang

How To Uninstall glslang on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the glslang package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glslang

glslang Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `glslang` on Fedora 36.

### What is `glslang`

> glslang is the official reference compiler front end for the OpenGL ES and OpenGL shading languages. It implements a strict interpretation of the specifications for these languages.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `glslang` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glslang.

## Install glslang on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glslang using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glslang

Install glslang on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glslang using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glslang

How To Uninstall glslang on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the glslang package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glslang

glslang Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/glslangValidator
/usr/bin/spirv-remap
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/fca25b8f97122c4fb94fdb2aaaa7cd30f939ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/74
/usr/lib/.build-id/74/60674a7ecf4b3713ac108753a98f130feed094
/usr/share/doc/glslang
/usr/share/doc/glslang/README-spirv-remap.txt
/usr/share/doc/glslang/README.md

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/bin/glslangValidator /usr/bin/spirv-remap /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/81 /usr/lib/.build-id/81/fb5b6d5ab14b37ffa3f36ea2fa4347063d7035 /usr/lib/.build-id/a9 /usr/lib/.build-id/a9/935f30f57a2c3e078cb3e90c16a8384199c321 /usr/share/doc/glslang /usr/share/doc/glslang/README-spirv-remap.txt /usr/share/doc/glslang/README.md


## References

* [glslang website](https://github.com/KhronosGroup)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `glslang` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).