How To Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 on Kali Linux. libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 is NVIDIA binary EGL library (non-GLVND variant) (Tesla 418 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 on Kali Linux.

What is libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 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-tesla-418 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-tesla-418 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-tesla-418 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 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-tesla-418 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

How To Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 Configurations and Data

To remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418

Dependencies

libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-418 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.