How To Install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx on Kali Linux. libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx is NVIDIA binary EGL library (non-GLVND variant) (390xx legacy version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx on Kali Linux.

What is libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx 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-legacy-390xx 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-legacy-390xx 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-legacy-390xx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx 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-legacy-390xx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

How To Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Remove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx Configurations and Data

To remove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Remove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx

Dependencies

libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.