How To Install libygl4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libygl4 on Debian 12.
What is libygl4
libygl4 is:
Ygl is an graphics library that emulates the routines of SGI’s GL (sometimes called IRIS GL). Please note that GL is different from OpenGL. Ygl is very simple to use, and very fast. The 2D routines are built around the standard X11 libraries and reported to be faster than GL itself. This release will also work with FORTRAN code and has been built with 3D support. The library therefore requires the use of the OpenGL libraries.
This package provides the runtime library.
There are three methods to install libygl4 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 libygl4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libygl4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libygl4
Install libygl4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libygl4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libygl4
Install libygl4 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 libygl4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libygl4
How To Uninstall libygl4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libygl4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libygl4
Uninstall libygl4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libygl4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libygl4
Remove libygl4 Configurations and Data
To remove libygl4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libygl4
Remove libygl4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libygl4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libygl4
Dependencies
libygl4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libygl4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
