How To Install piglit on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install piglit on Debian 11.
What is piglit
piglit is:
Piglit is an open-source test suite for OpenGL and OpenCL implementations.
There are three methods to install piglit 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 piglit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install piglit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install piglit
Install piglit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install piglit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install piglit
Install piglit 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 piglit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install piglit
How To Uninstall piglit on Debian 11
To uninstall only the piglit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove piglit
Uninstall piglit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall piglit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove piglit
Remove piglit Configurations and Data
To remove piglit configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge piglit
Remove piglit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove piglit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge piglit
Dependencies
piglit have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libegl1
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libstdc++6
- libwaffle-1-0
- libx11-6
- ocl-icd-libopencl1
- ocl-icd-libopencl1
- ocl-icd-libopencl1
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install piglit package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.