How to Install and Uninstall vulkan-validationlayers Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vulkan-validationlayers" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install vulkan-validationlayers on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vulkan-validationlayers
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vulkan-validationlayers" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vulkan-validationlayers on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: vulkan-validationlayers
Version: 1.1.97-2
Installed-Size: 22208
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libvulkan1 (<< 1.1.82.0), vulkan-loader
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Breaks: libvulkan1 (<< 1.1.82.0), vulkan-loader
Description: Vulkan validation layers
Description-md5: 6e6350dd28222834789e98371c98e950
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vulkan-validationlayers/vulkan-validationlayers_1.1.97-2_amd64.deb
Size: 2534560
MD5sum: 6c15fda957068441530171e38aaeee38
SHA256: aba893721170848451126ab214c830110bfbc90dc25af7b6997ca00baf8c59e7