How To Install libgxr-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxr-dev on Debian 12.
What is libgxr-dev
libgxr-dev is:
Development files for the libgxr library.
This package contains the header and development files which are needed for building OpenVR and OpenXR applications.
There are three methods to install libgxr-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 libgxr-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 libgxr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgxr-dev
Install libgxr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgxr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgxr-dev
Install libgxr-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 libgxr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgxr-dev
How To Uninstall libgxr-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgxr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgxr-dev
Uninstall libgxr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgxr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgxr-dev
Remove libgxr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgxr-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgxr-dev
Remove libgxr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgxr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgxr-dev
Dependencies
libgxr-dev have the following dependencies:
- libcogl-dev
- libcogl-path-dev
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev
- libglib2.0-dev
- libgraphene-1.0-dev
- libgtk-3-dev
- libgulkan-dev
- libopenxr-dev
- libgxr-0.15-0
- libvulkan-dev
- mesa-common-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxr-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
