How To Install libwayland-egl-backend-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl-backend-dev on Debian 12.
What is libwayland-egl-backend-dev
libwayland-egl-backend-dev is:
Wayland is a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. The compositor can be a standalone display server running on Linux kernel modesetting and evdev input devices, an X application, or a wayland client itself. The clients can be traditional applications, X servers (rootless or fullscreen) or other display servers.
This package contains the development headers for the Wayland EGL backend.
There are three methods to install libwayland-egl-backend-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 libwayland-egl-backend-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 libwayland-egl-backend-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Install libwayland-egl-backend-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwayland-egl-backend-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Install libwayland-egl-backend-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 libwayland-egl-backend-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwayland-egl-backend-dev
How To Uninstall libwayland-egl-backend-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libwayland-egl-backend-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Uninstall libwayland-egl-backend-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwayland-egl-backend-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Remove libwayland-egl-backend-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwayland-egl-backend-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Remove libwayland-egl-backend-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwayland-egl-backend-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwayland-egl-backend-dev
Dependencies
libwayland-egl-backend-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl-backend-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
