How To Install libmgl-glut8 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmgl-glut8 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmgl-glut8 is library for scientific graphs (glut interface for windows)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-glut8 on Debian 12.

What is libmgl-glut8

libmgl-glut8 is:

A free cross-platform library of fast C++ routines for plotting data in up to 3 dimensions. It can export plots to bitmaps and vector EPS, SVG, IDTF files. There are simple window interfaces based on GLUT, FLTK and/or Qt. MathGL can also be used in the console. There are interfaces to a set of languages, such as, C, Fortran, Pascal, Forth, Python, Octave.

This package contains the glut interface shared object files for window opening.

There are three methods to install libmgl-glut8 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 libmgl-glut8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl-glut8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmgl-glut8

Install libmgl-glut8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl-glut8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmgl-glut8

Install libmgl-glut8 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 libmgl-glut8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmgl-glut8

How To Uninstall libmgl-glut8 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmgl-glut8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmgl-glut8

Uninstall libmgl-glut8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmgl-glut8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgl-glut8

Remove libmgl-glut8 Configurations and Data

To remove libmgl-glut8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmgl-glut8

Remove libmgl-glut8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmgl-glut8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgl-glut8

Dependencies

libmgl-glut8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-glut8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.