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