How To Install libopengl-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-perl on Debian 11.
What is libopengl-perl
libopengl-perl is:
OpenGL is a Perl module that provides an interface to most of Open Graphics Library, API versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. There is full support for the Utility Toolkit (GLUT) up to version 3 and provides some additional functionality via partial support for the Utility Library (GLU). It also provides functionality to use the X Window System (through X11 and GLX) as an alternative to GLUT.
There are three methods to install libopengl-perl 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 libopengl-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopengl-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopengl-perl
Install libopengl-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopengl-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopengl-perl
Install libopengl-perl 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 libopengl-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopengl-perl
How To Uninstall libopengl-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libopengl-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopengl-perl
Uninstall libopengl-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopengl-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopengl-perl
Remove libopengl-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libopengl-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopengl-perl
Remove libopengl-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopengl-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopengl-perl
Dependencies
libopengl-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.