How To Install libglx-amber0 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-amber0
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libglx-amber0
libglx-amber0 is:
Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to that of OpenGL. To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state machine, it is being used with authorization from Silicon Graphics, Inc. However, the authors make no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible replacement for OpenGL or associated with Silicon Graphics, Inc.
This version of Mesa provides GLX and DRI capabilities: it is capable of both direct and indirect rendering. For direct rendering, it can use DRI modules from the libgl1-amber-dri package to accelerate drawing.
This package does not include the modules themselves: these can be found in the libgl1-amber-dri package.
There are three methods to install libglx-amber0
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libglx-amber0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglx-amber0
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglx-amber0
Install libglx-amber0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglx-amber0
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglx-amber0
Install libglx-amber0 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 libglx-amber0
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglx-amber0
How To Uninstall libglx-amber0 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libglx-amber0
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglx-amber0
Uninstall libglx-amber0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglx-amber0
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-amber0
Remove libglx-amber0 Configurations and Data
To remove libglx-amber0
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-amber0
Remove libglx-amber0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglx-amber0
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-amber0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-amber0
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.