How To Install libgles2-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgles2-mesa-dev
libgles2-mesa-dev 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.
This package provides a development environment for building applications using the OpenGL|ES 2.x APIs.
There are three methods to install libgles2-mesa-dev
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 libgles2-mesa-dev 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-mesa-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgles2-mesa-dev
Install libgles2-mesa-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgles2-mesa-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgles2-mesa-dev
Install libgles2-mesa-dev 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 libgles2-mesa-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles2-mesa-dev
How To Uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgles2-mesa-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgles2-mesa-dev
Uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgles2-mesa-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2-mesa-dev
Remove libgles2-mesa-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgles2-mesa-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2-mesa-dev
Remove 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-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa-dev
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.