How To Install libgles2-mesa-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgles2-mesa-dev
libgles2-mesa-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libgles2-mesa-dev 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-mesa-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgles2-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles2-mesa-devInstall libgles2-mesa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgles2-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles2-mesa-devInstall libgles2-mesa-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgles2-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles2-mesa-devHow To Uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgles2-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles2-mesa-devUninstall libgles2-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2-mesa-devRemove libgles2-mesa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgles2-mesa-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2-mesa-devRemove libgles2-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgles2-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles2-mesa-devDependencies
libgles2-mesa-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.