How To Install libopengl-dev on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopengl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopengl-devInstall libopengl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopengl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopengl-devInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libopengl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopengl-devHow 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-devUninstall 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-devRemove 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-devRemove 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-devDependencies
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.
