How To Install libd3dadapter9-mesa on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libd3dadapter9-mesa on Ubuntu 20.04. libd3dadapter9-mesa is state-tracker for Direct3D9 state-tracker for Direct3D9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libd3dadapter9-mesa on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libd3dadapter9-mesa

libd3dadapter9-mesa is:

This package contains a Gallium3D state tracker that implements the Direct3D9 API. Combined with the gallium-nine branch of Wine, programs using D3D9 can achieve native (or better) graphics performance.

Package: libd3dadapter9-mesa Architecture: amd64 Version: 20.0.4-2ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs Source: mesa Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 14933 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm-amdgpu1 (>= 2.4.100), libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.66), libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libelf1 (>= 0.142), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libllvm9 (>= 1:9~svn298832-1~), libsensors5 (>= 1:3.5.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), libudev1 Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libd3dadapter9-mesa_20.0.4-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 4321408 MD5sum: 25a6959b2fb1f9aac7157b267d78162d SHA1: c83a853559ef7962ecfddc361ce514f20b417782 SHA256: a21abc3934e327f3af3c2e0d67a43ef9d6d557c24dd9109d5c86ea534a31a567 Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/ Description-en: state-tracker for Direct3D9 This package contains a Gallium3D state tracker that implements the Direct3D9 API. Combined with the gallium-nine branch of Wine, programs using D3D9 can achieve native (or better) graphics performance.

There are three methods to install libd3dadapter9-mesa on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libd3dadapter9-mesa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libd3dadapter9-mesa using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libd3dadapter9-mesa

Install libd3dadapter9-mesa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libd3dadapter9-mesa using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libd3dadapter9-mesa

Install libd3dadapter9-mesa 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 libd3dadapter9-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libd3dadapter9-mesa

How To Uninstall libd3dadapter9-mesa on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libd3dadapter9-mesa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libd3dadapter9-mesa

Uninstall libd3dadapter9-mesa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libd3dadapter9-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libd3dadapter9-mesa

Remove libd3dadapter9-mesa Configurations and Data

To remove libd3dadapter9-mesa configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libd3dadapter9-mesa

Remove libd3dadapter9-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libd3dadapter9-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libd3dadapter9-mesa

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libd3dadapter9-mesa package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.