How To Install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
libnvidia-ifr1-470-server is:
The NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback (NvIFROpenGL) library provides a high performance, low latency interface to capture and optionally encode an OpenGL framebuffer. NvIFROpenGL is a private API that is only available to approved partners for use in remote graphics scenarios.
This package contains the NvIFROpenGL runtime library.
There are three methods to install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server 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-ifr1-470-server 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-ifr1-470-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
Install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
Install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server 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-ifr1-470-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
How To Uninstall libnvidia-ifr1-470-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnvidia-ifr1-470-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
Uninstall libnvidia-ifr1-470-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnvidia-ifr1-470-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
Remove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server Configurations and Data
To remove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
Remove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnvidia-ifr1-470-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvidia-ifr1-470-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvidia-ifr1-470-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
