How To Install libgles2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2 on Kali Linux.

What is libgles2

libgles2 is:

This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.

This package contains support for GLESv2.

There are three methods to install libgles2 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 libgles2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgles2

Install libgles2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgles2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgles2

Install libgles2 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 libgles2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgles2

How To Uninstall libgles2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgles2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgles2

Uninstall libgles2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgles2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2

Remove libgles2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgles2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2

Remove libgles2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgles2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles2

Dependencies

libgles2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglvnd0

References

• libgles2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.