How To Install libegl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libegl1-mesa-dev
libegl1-mesa-dev is:
This package contains the development environment required for compiling programs against EGL native platform graphics interface library. EGL provides a platform-agnostic mechanism for creating rendering surfaces for use with other graphics libraries, such as OpenGL|ES.
This package provides the development environment for compiling programs against the EGL library.
There are three methods to install libegl1-mesa-dev 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 libegl1-mesa-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 libegl1-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-mesa-dev
Install libegl1-mesa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libegl1-mesa-dev
Install libegl1-mesa-dev 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 libegl1-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-mesa-dev
How To Uninstall libegl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libegl1-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libegl1-mesa-dev
Uninstall libegl1-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libegl1-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-mesa-dev
Remove libegl1-mesa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libegl1-mesa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-mesa-dev
Remove libegl1-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libegl1-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-mesa-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
