How To Install libglvnd-opengl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd-opengl on CentOS 7. libglvnd-opengl is OpenGL support for libglvnd

Introduction

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

What is libglvnd-opengl

libOpenGL is the common dispatch interface for the workstation OpenGL API. libOpenGL is the common dispatch interface for the workstation OpenGL API.

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

Install libglvnd-opengl 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-opengl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libglvnd-opengl

Install libglvnd-opengl 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-opengl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libglvnd-opengl

How To Uninstall libglvnd-opengl on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libglvnd-opengl

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Summary

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