How To Install libglvnd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libglvnd-dev
libglvnd-dev is:
This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.
This package contains the development files for libglvnd.
There are three methods to install libglvnd-dev 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 libglvnd-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglvnd-dev
Install libglvnd-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglvnd-dev
Install libglvnd-dev 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 libglvnd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglvnd-dev
How To Uninstall libglvnd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libglvnd-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglvnd-dev
Uninstall libglvnd-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglvnd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglvnd-dev
Remove libglvnd-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglvnd-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglvnd-dev
Remove libglvnd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglvnd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglvnd-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
