How To Install libgle3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgle3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgle3 is OpenGL tubing and extrusion library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3 on Debian 10.

What is libgle3

libgle3 is:

The GLE Tubing and Extrusion library is an extension to OpenGL for drawing tubing and extrusions, including surfaces of revolution, sweeps, tubes, polycones, polycylinders, and helicoids. Generally the extruded surface is specified with a 2D polyline that is extruded along a 3D path. A local coordinate system allows for additional flexibility in the primitives drawn. Extrusions may be texture mapped in a variety of ways.

There are three methods to install libgle3 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 libgle3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgle3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgle3

Install libgle3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgle3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgle3

Install libgle3 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 libgle3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgle3

How To Uninstall libgle3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgle3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgle3

Uninstall libgle3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgle3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgle3

Remove libgle3 Configurations and Data

To remove libgle3 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgle3

Remove libgle3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgle3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgle3

Dependencies

libgle3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.