How To Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 on Kali Linux. libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 is NVIDIA binary EGL library (non-GLVND variant) (Tesla 460 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 on Kali Linux.

What is libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 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-460 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-460 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-460 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

Install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 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-460 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

How To Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

Uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 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-460

Remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 Configurations and Data

To remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

Remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460

Dependencies

libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-nvidia-tesla-460 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.