How To Install libglew2.1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglew2.1 on Kali Linux. libglew2.1 is OpenGL Extension Wrangler - runtime environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglew2.1 on Kali Linux.

What is libglew2.1

libglew2.1 is:

For more information about GLEW please refer to the description of the libglew-dev package.

This package contains the runtime support files.

There are three methods to install libglew2.1 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 libglew2.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglew2.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglew2.1

Install libglew2.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglew2.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglew2.1

Install libglew2.1 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 libglew2.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglew2.1

How To Uninstall libglew2.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglew2.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglew2.1

Uninstall libglew2.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglew2.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglew2.1

Remove libglew2.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libglew2.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglew2.1

Remove libglew2.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglew2.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglew2.1

Dependencies

libglew2.1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglew2.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.