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

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "libgl1-mesa-glx" package

Learn how to install libgl1-mesa-glx 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-mesa-glx" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx 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-mesa-glx package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libgl1-mesa-glx
Source: mesa
Version: 22.3.6-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libgl1, libglx-mesa0
Description: transitional dummy package
Description-md5: 635a93bcd1440d16621693fe064c2aa9
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgl1-mesa-glx_22.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 14528
MD5sum: e87792622f3d02473365350c82bc0a14
SHA256: cf55a0d6d4f7ae5b0e4779767899ae6d5dda6d6744200cf9226a8c94fdf1ad81