How To Install libopengl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-dev on Kali Linux. libopengl-dev is Vendor neutral GL dispatch library – OpenGL development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopengl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libopengl-dev

libopengl-dev 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 provides the development environment for compiling programs against the OpenGL library.

There are three methods to install libopengl-dev 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 libopengl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopengl-dev

Install libopengl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopengl-dev

Install libopengl-dev 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 libopengl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopengl-dev

How To Uninstall libopengl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopengl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopengl-dev

Uninstall libopengl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopengl-dev

Remove libopengl-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopengl-dev

Remove libopengl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopengl-dev

Dependencies

libopengl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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