How To Install libgles-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgles-dev
libgles-dev 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 provides the development environment for compiling programs against the GLES libraries.
There are three methods to install libgles-dev 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 libgles-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 libgles-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles-dev
Install libgles-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles-dev
Install libgles-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 libgles-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles-dev
How To Uninstall libgles-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgles-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles-dev
Uninstall libgles-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles-dev
Remove libgles-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgles-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles-dev
Remove libgles-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgles-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles-dev
Dependencies
libgles-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
