How To Install libgles2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2 on Debian 10.
What is libgles2
libgles2 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 GLESv2.
There are three methods to install libgles2 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 libgles2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles2
Install libgles2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles2
Install libgles2 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 libgles2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles2
How To Uninstall libgles2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libgles2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles2
Uninstall libgles2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2
Remove libgles2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgles2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2
Remove libgles2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgles2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles2
Dependencies
libgles2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.