How To Install glmark2-es2-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install glmark2-es2-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04. glmark2-es2-wayland is OpenGL ES 2.0 Wayland benchmark

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glmark2-es2-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is glmark2-es2-wayland

glmark2-es2-wayland is:

A benchmark for OpenGL (ES) 2.0 that uses only the OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible API. It contains tests for standard OpenGL (ES) 2.0 features, such as vertex arrays, VBOs, texturing and shaders.

This package contains the OpenGL ES 2.0 variant of the benchmark for Wayland.

There are three methods to install glmark2-es2-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install glmark2-es2-wayland Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install glmark2-es2-wayland using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install glmark2-es2-wayland

Install glmark2-es2-wayland Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install glmark2-es2-wayland using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install glmark2-es2-wayland

Install glmark2-es2-wayland 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 glmark2-es2-wayland using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install glmark2-es2-wayland

How To Uninstall glmark2-es2-wayland on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the glmark2-es2-wayland package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove glmark2-es2-wayland

Uninstall glmark2-es2-wayland And Its Dependencies

To uninstall glmark2-es2-wayland and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove glmark2-es2-wayland

Remove glmark2-es2-wayland Configurations and Data

To remove glmark2-es2-wayland configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge glmark2-es2-wayland

Remove glmark2-es2-wayland configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove glmark2-es2-wayland configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glmark2-es2-wayland

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glmark2-es2-wayland package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.