How To Install libnvidia-fbc1-460 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-460 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnvidia-fbc1-460 is NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-460 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnvidia-fbc1-460

libnvidia-fbc1-460 is:

The NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture (NvFBCOpenGL) library provides a high performance, low latency interface to capture and optionally encode an OpenGL framebuffer. NvFBCOpenGL is a private API that is only available to approved partners for use in remote graphics scenarios.

This package contains the NvFBCOpenGL runtime library.

There are three methods to install libnvidia-fbc1-460 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 libnvidia-fbc1-460 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-fbc1-460 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-fbc1-460

Install libnvidia-fbc1-460 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-fbc1-460 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvidia-fbc1-460

Install libnvidia-fbc1-460 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 libnvidia-fbc1-460 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-fbc1-460

How To Uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-460 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnvidia-fbc1-460 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-fbc1-460

Uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-460 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvidia-fbc1-460 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-fbc1-460

Remove libnvidia-fbc1-460 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvidia-fbc1-460 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-fbc1-460

Remove libnvidia-fbc1-460 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-fbc1-460 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-fbc1-460

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-fbc1-460 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.