How To Install glslang-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is glslang-dev
glslang-dev is:
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.
This package includes files for development.
There are three methods to install glslang-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install glslang-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glslang-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glslang-dev
Install glslang-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glslang-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glslang-dev
Install glslang-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install glslang-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glslang-dev
How To Uninstall glslang-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the glslang-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glslang-dev
Uninstall glslang-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glslang-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glslang-dev
Remove glslang-dev Configurations and Data
To remove glslang-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glslang-dev
Remove glslang-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glslang-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glslang-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glslang-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.