How To Install libgle3 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgle3
libgle3 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.
There are three methods to install libgle3 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgle3 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgle3
Install libgle3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgle3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgle3
Install libgle3 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 libgle3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgle3
How To Uninstall libgle3 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgle3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgle3
Uninstall libgle3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgle3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgle3
Remove libgle3 Configurations and Data
To remove libgle3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgle3
Remove libgle3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgle3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgle3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgle3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
