How To Install globs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install globs on Ubuntu 18.04. globs is GL Open Benchmark Suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is globs

globs is:

GL O.B.S. is based around a PyGTK interface that launches OpenGL programs feeding them with a common CLI options set which will affect their behavior, then receives back their statistical output.

It aims to provide a 3D benchmarking utility to the Linux users.

There are three methods to install globs on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install globs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install globs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globs

Install globs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install globs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install globs

Install globs Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install globs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install globs

How To Uninstall globs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the globs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globs

Uninstall globs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globs

Remove globs Configurations and Data

To remove globs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globs

Remove globs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove globs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.