How To Install libgl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgl1-mesa-dev
libgl1-mesa-dev is:
This version of Mesa provides GLX and DRI capabilities: it is capable of both direct and indirect rendering. For direct rendering, it can use DRI modules from the libgl1-mesa-dri package to accelerate drawing.
This package includes headers and static libraries for compiling programs with Mesa.
For a complete description of Mesa, please look at the libglx-mesa0 package.
There are three methods to install libgl1-mesa-dev 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 libgl1-mesa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgl1-mesa-dev
Install libgl1-mesa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgl1-mesa-dev
Install libgl1-mesa-dev 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 libgl1-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgl1-mesa-dev
How To Uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgl1-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-dev
Uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl1-mesa-dev
Remove libgl1-mesa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgl1-mesa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgl1-mesa-dev
Remove 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-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1-mesa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
