How To Install libglew2.1 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglew2.1 on Debian 11.
What is libglew2.1
libglew2.1 is:
For more information about GLEW please refer to the description of the libglew-dev package.
This package contains the runtime support files.
There are three methods to install libglew2.1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libglew2.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglew2.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglew2.1
Install libglew2.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglew2.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglew2.1
Install libglew2.1 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 libglew2.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglew2.1
How To Uninstall libglew2.1 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libglew2.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglew2.1
Uninstall libglew2.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglew2.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglew2.1
Remove libglew2.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libglew2.1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglew2.1
Remove libglew2.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglew2.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglew2.1
Dependencies
libglew2.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglew2.1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
