How To Install libgl-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl-gst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgl-gst
libgl-gst is:
This package contains the OpenGL bindings for GNU Smalltalk.
For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.
There are three methods to install libgl-gst 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 libgl-gst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl-gst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgl-gst
Install libgl-gst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl-gst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgl-gst
Install libgl-gst 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 libgl-gst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgl-gst
How To Uninstall libgl-gst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgl-gst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgl-gst
Uninstall libgl-gst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgl-gst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl-gst
Remove libgl-gst Configurations and Data
To remove libgl-gst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgl-gst
Remove libgl-gst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgl-gst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl-gst
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl-gst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
