How To Install libegl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libegl1
libegl1 is:
This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.
This package contains support for EGL.
There are three methods to install libegl1 on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libegl1
Install libegl1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libegl1
Install libegl1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libegl1
How To Uninstall libegl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libegl1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libegl1
Uninstall libegl1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libegl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1
Remove libegl1 Configurations and Data
To remove libegl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1
Remove libegl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libegl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
