How To Install libglide3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglide3 on Kali Linux. libglide3 is graphics library for 3Dfx Voodoo 3+ based cards - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglide3 on Kali Linux.

What is libglide3

libglide3 is:

This package allows you to use the 3D functions of cards based on 3dfx Interactive, Inc’s Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo 3, Voodoo 4, and Voodoo 5 chipsets. You should install it if you use such a card.

This package does not need the 3dfx kernel driver, as it uses DRI instead.

There are three methods to install libglide3 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 libglide3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglide3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglide3

Install libglide3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglide3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglide3

Install libglide3 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 libglide3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglide3

How To Uninstall libglide3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglide3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglide3

Uninstall libglide3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglide3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglide3

Remove libglide3 Configurations and Data

To remove libglide3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglide3

Remove libglide3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglide3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglide3

Dependencies

libglide3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglide3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.