How To Install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 on Kali Linux. libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 is NVIDIA binary OpenGL|ES 1.x library (Tesla 418 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 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 1.x provides an API for fixed-function hardware.

See the description of the nvidia-tesla-418-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-tesla-418-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.

This package contains the driver specific binary OpenGL|ES 1.x implementation by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.

There are three methods to install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 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-tesla-418-1 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-tesla-418-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 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-tesla-418-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

How To Uninstall libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Uninstall libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Remove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Remove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1

Dependencies

libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles-nvidia-tesla-418-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.