How To Install libglx-nvidia0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia0 on Kali Linux. libglx-nvidia0 is NVIDIA binary GLX library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia0 on Kali Linux.

What is libglx-nvidia0

libglx-nvidia0 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-driver package or /usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-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-nvidia0 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-nvidia0 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-nvidia0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglx-nvidia0

Install libglx-nvidia0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx-nvidia0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglx-nvidia0

Install libglx-nvidia0 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-nvidia0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglx-nvidia0

How To Uninstall libglx-nvidia0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglx-nvidia0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglx-nvidia0

Uninstall libglx-nvidia0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglx-nvidia0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx-nvidia0

Remove libglx-nvidia0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglx-nvidia0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglx-nvidia0

Remove libglx-nvidia0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglx-nvidia0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx-nvidia0

Dependencies

libglx-nvidia0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx-nvidia0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.