How To Install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux. libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 is NVIDIA binary GLX library (390xx legacy version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux.

What is libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 is:

GLX (“OpenGL Extension to the X Window System”) provides an interface between OpenGL and the X Window System as well as extensions to OpenGL itself.

See the description of the nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-legacy-390xx-glx/README.txt.gz for a complete list of supported GPUs and PCI IDs.

This package contains the driver specific binary GLX implementation by NVIDIA that is accessed via GLVND.

There are three methods to install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 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-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 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-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

How To Uninstall libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Uninstall libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Remove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Remove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0

Dependencies

libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-legacy-390xx0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.