How To Install libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgl1-mesa-glx
libgl1-mesa-glx is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
Package: libgl1-mesa-glx 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: 77 Depends: libgl1, libglx-mesa0 Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgl1-mesa-glx_20.0.4-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 5520 MD5sum: 87720abd97b0764919ac7f3a3b53b907 SHA1: 4da6313fa2fd93a96e211997a46bb9ccff817dde SHA256: 6d6ba5a2d5853037129d3a2dc7f8e6dc4eaef1a903067f93851d697e1bad06d1 Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/ Description-en: transitional dummy package This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libgl1-mesa-glx 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 libgl1-mesa-glx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-glx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgl1-mesa-glx
Install libgl1-mesa-glx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-glx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgl1-mesa-glx
Install libgl1-mesa-glx 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 libgl1-mesa-glx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgl1-mesa-glx
How To Uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgl1-mesa-glx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-glx
Uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl1-mesa-glx
Remove libgl1-mesa-glx Configurations and Data
To remove libgl1-mesa-glx configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgl1-mesa-glx
Remove libgl1-mesa-glx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgl1-mesa-glx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl1-mesa-glx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-glx package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
