How To Install libglw1-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglw1-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libglw1-mesa
libglw1-mesa is:
This package provides a simple widgets library, libGLw, which allows Motif-based applications to embed an OpenGL drawing context.
There are three methods to install libglw1-mesa 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglw1-mesa
Install libglw1-mesa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglw1-mesa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglw1-mesa
Install libglw1-mesa 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglw1-mesa
How To Uninstall libglw1-mesa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libglw1-mesa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglw1-mesa
Uninstall libglw1-mesa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglw1-mesa 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
Remove libglw1-mesa Configurations and Data
To remove libglw1-mesa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglw1-mesa
Remove libglw1-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglw1-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglw1-mesa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglw1-mesa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
