How To Install libglapi-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglapi-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libglapi-mesa
libglapi-mesa is:
The Mesa GL API module is responsible for dispatching all the gl* functions. It is intended to be mainly used by both the libgles1-mesa and libgles2-mesa packages.
There are three methods to install libglapi-mesa 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 libglapi-mesa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglapi-mesa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglapi-mesa
Install libglapi-mesa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglapi-mesa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglapi-mesa
Install libglapi-mesa 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 libglapi-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglapi-mesa
How To Uninstall libglapi-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libglapi-mesa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglapi-mesa
Uninstall libglapi-mesa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglapi-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglapi-mesa
Remove libglapi-mesa Configurations and Data
To remove libglapi-mesa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglapi-mesa
Remove libglapi-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglapi-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglapi-mesa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglapi-mesa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
