How To Install libglx-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-dev on Debian 12.
What is libglx-dev
libglx-dev 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 provides the development environment for compiling programs against the GLX library.
There are three methods to install libglx-dev 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 libglx-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 libglx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglx-dev
Install libglx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglx-dev
Install libglx-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 libglx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglx-dev
How To Uninstall libglx-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libglx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglx-dev
Uninstall libglx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-dev
Remove libglx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglx-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-dev
Remove libglx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-dev
Dependencies
libglx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
