How To Install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 on Kali Linux. libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 is NVIDIA binary GLX library (Tesla 460 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 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-tesla-460-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-tesla-460-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-tesla-460-0 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-tesla-460-0 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-tesla-460-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 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-tesla-460-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

How To Uninstall libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Uninstall libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Remove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Remove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0

Dependencies

libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia-tesla-460-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.