How To Install libdri2-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdri2-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdri2-1
libdri2-1 is:
This package provides the runtime environment for libdri2.
There are three methods to install libdri2-1 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 libdri2-1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdri2-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdri2-1
Install libdri2-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdri2-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdri2-1
Install libdri2-1 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 libdri2-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdri2-1
How To Uninstall libdri2-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdri2-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdri2-1
Uninstall libdri2-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdri2-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdri2-1
Remove libdri2-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdri2-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdri2-1
Remove libdri2-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdri2-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdri2-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdri2-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
