How To Install libcg on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcg on Debian 12.
What is libcg
libcg is:
C for graphics (CG) is a high-level shading language developed by Nvidia in close collaboration with Microsoft for programming vertex and pixel shaders.
This package contains the Cg core runtime library.
There are three methods to install libcg 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 libcg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcg
Install libcg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcg
Install libcg 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 libcg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcg
How To Uninstall libcg on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcg
Uninstall libcg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcg
Remove libcg Configurations and Data
To remove libcg configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcg
Remove libcg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcg
Dependencies
libcg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcg package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.