How To Install libgles-nvidia1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia1 on Debian 12.
What is libgles-nvidia1
libgles-nvidia1 is:
OpenGL|ES is a cross-platform API for full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems - including consoles, phones, appliances and vehicles. It contains a subset of OpenGL plus a number of extensions for the special needs of embedded systems.
OpenGL|ES 1.x provides an API for fixed-function hardware.
See the description of the nvidia-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.
This package contains the driver specific binary OpenGL|ES 1.x implementation by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.
There are three methods to install libgles-nvidia1 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-nvidia1 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-nvidia1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles-nvidia1
Install libgles-nvidia1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles-nvidia1
Install libgles-nvidia1 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-nvidia1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles-nvidia1
How To Uninstall libgles-nvidia1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgles-nvidia1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles-nvidia1
Uninstall libgles-nvidia1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles-nvidia1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles-nvidia1
Remove libgles-nvidia1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgles-nvidia1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles-nvidia1
Remove libgles-nvidia1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgles-nvidia1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles-nvidia1
Dependencies
libgles-nvidia1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
