How To Install libgles2-mesa-dev on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgles2-mesa-dev

libgles2-mesa-dev 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 2.x provides an API for programmable hardware including vertex and fragment shaders.

This package provides a development environment for building applications using the OpenGL|ES 2.x APIs.

There are three methods to install libgles2-mesa-dev on Debian 9. 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-mesa-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 libgles2-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgles2-mesa-dev

Install libgles2-mesa-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles2-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgles2-mesa-dev

Install libgles2-mesa-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 libgles2-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgles2-mesa-dev

How To Uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgles2-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgles2-mesa-dev

Uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2-mesa-dev

Remove libgles2-mesa-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgles2-mesa-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2-mesa-dev

Remove libgles2-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgles2-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles2-mesa-dev

Dependencies

libgles2-mesa-dev have the following dependencies:

• libgles2-mesa
• libegl1-mesa-dev

References

• libgles2-mesa-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.