How To Install libftgl2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl2 on Debian 9.
What is libftgl2
libftgl2 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 shared library for libftgl.
There are three methods to install libftgl2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libftgl2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libftgl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftgl2
Install libftgl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftgl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftgl2
Install libftgl2 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 libftgl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftgl2
How To Uninstall libftgl2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libftgl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftgl2
Uninstall libftgl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftgl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftgl2
Remove libftgl2 Configurations and Data
To remove libftgl2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftgl2
Remove libftgl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftgl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftgl2
Dependencies
libftgl2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftgl2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.