How To Install libgl1 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1 on Debian 12.

What is libgl1

libgl1 is:

This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.

This package contains support for old libGL for compatibility reasons.

There are three methods to install libgl1 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 libgl1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgl1

Install libgl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgl1

Install libgl1 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 libgl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgl1

How To Uninstall libgl1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgl1

Uninstall libgl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl1

Remove libgl1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgl1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgl1

Remove libgl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl1

Dependencies

libgl1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglvnd0
• libglx0

References

• libgl1 website
• libgl1 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.