How to Install and Uninstall libglfw3 Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libglfw3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libglfw3 on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libglfw3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libglfw3" package

Learn how to uninstall libglfw3 on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libglfw3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libglfw3 package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libglfw3
Source: glfw3
Version: 3.2.1-1
Installed-Size: 139
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.3), libxxf86vm1
Suggests: libegl1-mesa | libegl1-x11, libvulkan1
Description: portable library for OpenGL, window and input (x11 libraries)
Description-md5: 45941c862180ae31af874737f162afe4
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.glfw.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/glfw3/libglfw3_3.2.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 49278
MD5sum: 01d16c3fb5980d3647d29c485cd14bde
SHA256: a09ba93843774ca077b44483c6784ec591d27450a61cdda753eedf45a761e129