How To Install bogl-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bogl-utils on Debian 12.
What is bogl-utils
bogl-utils is:
Ben’s Own Graphics Library is a small framebuffer library, including basic widgets, support for text in multiple languages, and mouse handling.
This package contains the BOGL font manipulation tools.
There are three methods to install bogl-utils 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 bogl-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bogl-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bogl-utils
Install bogl-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bogl-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bogl-utils
Install bogl-utils 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 bogl-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bogl-utils
How To Uninstall bogl-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the bogl-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bogl-utils
Uninstall bogl-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bogl-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bogl-utils
Remove bogl-utils Configurations and Data
To remove bogl-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bogl-utils
Remove bogl-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bogl-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bogl-utils
Dependencies
bogl-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bogl-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
