How To Install libgl1-mesa-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgl1-mesa-dev
libgl1-mesa-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libgl1-mesa-dev 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 libgl1-mesa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgl1-mesa-devInstall libgl1-mesa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgl1-mesa-devInstall libgl1-mesa-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgl1-mesa-devHow To Uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgl1-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-devUninstall libgl1-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl1-mesa-devRemove libgl1-mesa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgl1-mesa-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgl1-mesa-devRemove libgl1-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgl1-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl1-mesa-devDependencies
libgl1-mesa-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.