How To Install mesa-utils-extra on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-utils-extra on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mesa-utils-extra
mesa-utils-extra is:
This package provides several basic utilities built from Mesa, including es2gears, es2_info and es2tri
There are three methods to install mesa-utils-extra 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 mesa-utils-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mesa-utils-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mesa-utils-extra
Install mesa-utils-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mesa-utils-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mesa-utils-extra
Install mesa-utils-extra 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 mesa-utils-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mesa-utils-extra
How To Uninstall mesa-utils-extra on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mesa-utils-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mesa-utils-extra
Uninstall mesa-utils-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mesa-utils-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mesa-utils-extra
Remove mesa-utils-extra Configurations and Data
To remove mesa-utils-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mesa-utils-extra
Remove mesa-utils-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mesa-utils-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mesa-utils-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-utils-extra package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
