How To Install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux. libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 is NVIDIA binary EGL library (390xx legacy version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux.

What is libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 is:

EGL provides a platform-agnostic mechanism for creating rendering surfaces for use with other graphics libraries, such as OpenGL|ES.

See the description of the nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.

This package contains the driver specific binary EGL implementation provided by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.

There are three methods to install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 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 libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 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 libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

How To Uninstall libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Uninstall libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Remove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 Configurations and Data

To remove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Remove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Dependencies

libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.