How To Install libglvnd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd on CentOS 7. libglvnd is The GL Vendor-Neutral Dispatch library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd on CentOS 7.

What is libglvnd

libglvnd is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis. libglvnd is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.

We can use yum or dnf to install libglvnd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libglvnd.

Install libglvnd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libglvnd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libglvnd

Install libglvnd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libglvnd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libglvnd

How To Uninstall libglvnd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libglvnd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.