How To Install libwayland-egl1-mesa on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl1-mesa on Debian 12.
What is libwayland-egl1-mesa
libwayland-egl1-mesa is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libwayland-egl1-mesa 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-egl1-mesa 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-egl1-mesa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa
Install libwayland-egl1-mesa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwayland-egl1-mesa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa
Install libwayland-egl1-mesa 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-egl1-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa
How To Uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libwayland-egl1-mesa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwayland-egl1-mesa
Uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwayland-egl1-mesa
Remove libwayland-egl1-mesa Configurations and Data
To remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwayland-egl1-mesa
Remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwayland-egl1-mesa
Dependencies
libwayland-egl1-mesa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl1-mesa package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.