How To Install libglvnd0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd0 on Debian 11. libglvnd0 is Vendor neutral GL dispatch library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd0 on Debian 11.

What is libglvnd0

libglvnd0 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 the GL dispatch library.

There are three methods to install libglvnd0 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 libglvnd0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglvnd0

Install libglvnd0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglvnd0

Install libglvnd0 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 libglvnd0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglvnd0

How To Uninstall libglvnd0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libglvnd0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglvnd0

Uninstall libglvnd0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglvnd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglvnd0

Remove libglvnd0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglvnd0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglvnd0

Remove libglvnd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglvnd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglvnd0

Dependencies

libglvnd0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.