How To Install python3-opengl on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-opengl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-opengl is Python bindings to OpenGL (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opengl on Debian 12.

What is `python3-opengl`

python3-opengl is:

PyOpenGL is a cross-platform open source Python binding to the standard OpenGL API providing 2D and 3D graphic drawing. PyOpenGL supports the GL, GLU, GLE, and GLUT libraries. The library can be used with the Tkinter, wxPython, FxPy, and Win32GUI windowing libraries (or almost any Python windowing library which can provide an OpenGL context).

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-opengl 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 python3-opengl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-opengl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-opengl

Install python3-opengl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-opengl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-opengl

Install python3-opengl 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 python3-opengl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-opengl

How To Uninstall python3-opengl on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-opengl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-opengl

Uninstall python3-opengl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-opengl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-opengl

Remove python3-opengl Configurations and Data

To remove python3-opengl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-opengl

Remove python3-opengl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-opengl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-opengl

Dependencies

python3-opengl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opengl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.