How to Install and Uninstall libgl1 Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgl1" package

This tutorial shows how to install libgl1 on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgl1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgl1" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgl1 on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgl1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl1 package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libgl1
Source: libglvnd
Version: 1.1.0-1
Installed-Size: 703
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libgl1-mesa-glx (<< 17.2.0~rc4-1), libglvnd0 (<< 0.2.999+git20170201-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglvnd0 (= 1.1.0-1), libglx0 (= 1.1.0-1)
Breaks: glx-diversions (<< 0.8), libgl1-mesa-glx (<< 17.2.0~rc4-1), libglvnd0 (<< 0.2.999+git20170201-1)
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- legacy GL support
Description-md5: 97b28f3e3fdd6bc3717e4afbe41d1260
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/NVIDIA/libglvnd
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: extra
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl1_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 91132
MD5sum: 0f565d8ab7b0d4c81bb89a18f18d981f
SHA256: 79420dd0cdb5b9dab9d3266c8c052036c93e363708e27738871692e0e163e5a2