How To Install libglx0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglx0
Remove libglx0 Configurations and Data
To remove libglx0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglx0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
