How To Install libgles2-mesa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa on Kali Linux. libgles2-mesa is transitional dummy package

Introduction

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

What is libgles2-mesa

libgles2-mesa is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libgles2-mesa 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgles2-mesa

Install libgles2-mesa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgles2-mesa

Install libgles2-mesa 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-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgles2-mesa

How To Uninstall libgles2-mesa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgles2-mesa

Uninstall libgles2-mesa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgles2-mesa

Remove libgles2-mesa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgles2-mesa

Remove libgles2-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgles2-mesa

Dependencies

libgles2-mesa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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