How To Install libftgl-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libftgl-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libftgl-dev is development files for libftgl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl-dev on Debian 10.

What is libftgl-dev

libftgl-dev is:

FTGL binds OpenGL and FreeType together in order to offer and easy to use and flexible text rendering library. It offers several rendering modes: as polygons, outlines, bitmaps and textures.

This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to compile applications or shared objects that use libftgl.

There are three methods to install libftgl-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libftgl-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 libftgl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libftgl-dev

Install libftgl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libftgl-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libftgl-dev

Install libftgl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libftgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libftgl-dev

How To Uninstall libftgl-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libftgl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libftgl-dev

Uninstall libftgl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libftgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftgl-dev

Remove libftgl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libftgl-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libftgl-dev

Remove libftgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libftgl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftgl-dev

Dependencies

libftgl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.