How To Install libgl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl-dev on Kali Linux. libgl-dev is Vendor neutral GL dispatch library – GL development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgl-dev

libgl-dev is:

This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.

This package provides the development environment for compiling programs against the GL library.

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

Install libgl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgl-dev

Install libgl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgl-dev

Install libgl-dev Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgl-dev

How To Uninstall libgl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgl-dev

Uninstall libgl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl-dev

Remove libgl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgl-dev

Remove libgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl-dev

Dependencies

libgl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.