How to Install and Uninstall libgl1 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libgl1 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libgl1" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libgl1 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libgl1 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl1 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libgl1
Source: libglvnd
Version: 1.6.0-1
Installed-Size: 652
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglvnd0 (= 1.6.0-1), libglx0 (= 1.6.0-1)
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- legacy GL support
Description-md5: 97b28f3e3fdd6bc3717e4afbe41d1260
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl1_1.6.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 88448
MD5sum: c6c066d34007e517f71ccd90e2c54267
SHA256: 6f89b1702c48e9a2437bb3c1ffac8e1ab2d828fc28b3d14b2eecd4cc19b2c790