How To Install libglw1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglw1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libglw1-mesa-dev is GL widget library for Athena and Motif – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglw1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libglw1-mesa-dev

libglw1-mesa-dev is:

This package provides the development environment required for compiling programs with the Mesa widgets library, libGLw, which allows Motif-based applications to embed an OpenGL drawing context. The headers and static libraries for compiling programs that use this library are included.

There are three methods to install libglw1-mesa-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 libglw1-mesa-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 libglw1-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglw1-mesa-dev

Install libglw1-mesa-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglw1-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglw1-mesa-dev

Install libglw1-mesa-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 libglw1-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglw1-mesa-dev

How To Uninstall libglw1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libglw1-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglw1-mesa-dev

Uninstall libglw1-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglw1-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglw1-mesa-dev

Remove libglw1-mesa-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libglw1-mesa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglw1-mesa-dev

Remove libglw1-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglw1-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglw1-mesa-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglw1-mesa-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.