How To Install libgles2-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgles2-mesa
How To Uninstall libgles2-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgles2-mesa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
