How To Install libegl1-mesa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa on Kali Linux. libegl1-mesa is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa on Kali Linux.

What is libegl1-mesa

libegl1-mesa is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libegl1-mesa 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 libegl1-mesa 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-mesa

Install libegl1-mesa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-mesa using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libegl1-mesa

Install libegl1-mesa 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 libegl1-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-mesa

How To Uninstall libegl1-mesa on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libegl1-mesa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libegl1-mesa

Uninstall libegl1-mesa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libegl1-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-mesa

Remove libegl1-mesa Configurations and Data

To remove libegl1-mesa configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-mesa

Remove libegl1-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libegl1-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-mesa

Dependencies

libegl1-mesa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.