How To Install libegl1-nvidia on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia on Kali Linux. libegl1-nvidia is NVIDIA binary EGL library (non-GLVND variant)

Introduction

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

What is libegl1-nvidia

libegl1-nvidia is:

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

This package contains the driver specific binary EGL implementation by NVIDIA as a non-GLVND alternative.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-nvidia

Install libegl1-nvidia Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libegl1-nvidia

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

sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-nvidia

How To Uninstall libegl1-nvidia on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libegl1-nvidia

Uninstall libegl1-nvidia And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-nvidia

Remove libegl1-nvidia Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-nvidia

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

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

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

Dependencies

libegl1-nvidia have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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