How To Install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 on Kali Linux. libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 is NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 2.x library (390xx legacy version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 on Kali Linux.

What is libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 is:

OpenGL|ES is a cross-platform API for full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems - including consoles, phones, appliances and vehicles. It contains a subset of OpenGL plus a number of extensions for the special needs of embedded systems.

OpenGL|ES 2.x provides an API for programmable hardware including vertex and fragment shaders.

See the description of the nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.

This package contains the driver specific binary OpenGL|ES 2.x implementation by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.

There are three methods to install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 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 libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

How To Uninstall libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Uninstall libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Remove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Remove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2

Dependencies

libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-legacy-390xx2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.