How To Install libgle3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3-dev on Kali Linux. libgle3-dev is OpenGL tubing and extrusion library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgle3-dev

libgle3-dev is:

The GLE Tubing and Extrusion library is an extension to OpenGL for drawing tubing and extrusions, including surfaces of revolution, sweeps, tubes, polycones, polycylinders, and helicoids. Generally the extruded surface is specified with a 2D polyline that is extruded along a 3D path. A local coordinate system allows for additional flexibility in the primitives drawn. Extrusions may be texture mapped in a variety of ways.

This package contains header files and static libraries.

There are three methods to install libgle3-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 libgle3-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 libgle3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgle3-dev

Install libgle3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgle3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgle3-dev

Install libgle3-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 libgle3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgle3-dev

How To Uninstall libgle3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgle3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgle3-dev

Uninstall libgle3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgle3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgle3-dev

Remove libgle3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgle3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgle3-dev

Remove libgle3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgle3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgle3-dev

Dependencies

libgle3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.