How To Install libglide3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglide3 on Debian 12.
What is libglide3
libglide3 is:
This package allows you to use the 3D functions of cards based on 3dfx Interactive, Inc’s Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo 3, Voodoo 4, and Voodoo 5 chipsets. You should install it if you use such a card.
This package does not need the 3dfx kernel driver, as it uses DRI instead.
There are three methods to install libglide3 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 libglide3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglide3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglide3
Install libglide3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglide3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglide3
Install libglide3 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 libglide3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglide3
How To Uninstall libglide3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libglide3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglide3
Uninstall libglide3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglide3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglide3
Remove libglide3 Configurations and Data
To remove libglide3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglide3
Remove libglide3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglide3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglide3
Dependencies
libglide3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglide3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
