How To Install libgbm1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgbm1 on Debian 11.
What is libgbm1
libgbm1 is:
This package contains the GBM buffer management library. It provides a mechanism for allocating buffers for graphics rendering tied to Mesa.
GBM is intended to be used as a native platform for EGL on drm or openwfd.
There are three methods to install libgbm1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgbm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgbm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgbm1
Install libgbm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgbm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgbm1
Install libgbm1 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 libgbm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgbm1
How To Uninstall libgbm1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgbm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgbm1
Uninstall libgbm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgbm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgbm1
Remove libgbm1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgbm1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgbm1
Remove libgbm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgbm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgbm1
Dependencies
libgbm1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgbm1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.