How To Install libglx0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx0 on Kali Linux. libglx0 is Vendor neutral GL dispatch library – GLX support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx0 on Kali Linux.

What is libglx0

libglx0 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 contains support for GLX.

There are three methods to install libglx0 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 libglx0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglx0

Install libglx0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglx0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglx0

Install libglx0 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 libglx0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglx0

How To Uninstall libglx0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglx0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglx0

Uninstall libglx0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglx0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx0

Remove libglx0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglx0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglx0

Remove libglx0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglx0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglx0

Dependencies

libglx0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.