How To Install libglx-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libglx-dev
libglx-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 provides the development environment for compiling programs against the GLX library.
There are three methods to install libglx-dev on Kali Linux. 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-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglx-devInstall libglx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglx-devInstall libglx-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libglx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglx-devHow To Uninstall libglx-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libglx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglx-devUninstall libglx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-devRemove libglx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglx-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-devRemove libglx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-devDependencies
libglx-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.