How to Install and Uninstall libgl-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libgl-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libgl-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgl-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgl-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libgl-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgl-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libgl-dev
Source: libglvnd
Version: 1.3.2-1
Installed-Size: 1356
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Depends: libgl1 (= 1.3.2-1), libglx-dev
Breaks: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- GL development files
Description-md5: ca227bf7ef04224fe6437dc97e939177
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl-dev_1.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 100148
MD5sum: cbffc66b6ec79de9e75fa3c3c03ecb3f
SHA256: a6487873f2706bbabf9346cdb190f47f23a1464f31cecf92c363bac37c342f2f