How To Install libosmesa6-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libosmesa6-dev
libosmesa6-dev is:
This package provides the required environment for developing programs that use the off-screen rendering extension of Mesa.
For more information on OSmesa see the libosmesa6 package.
There are three methods to install libosmesa6-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 libosmesa6-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmesa6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmesa6-devInstall libosmesa6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmesa6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmesa6-devInstall libosmesa6-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 libosmesa6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmesa6-devHow To Uninstall libosmesa6-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libosmesa6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmesa6-devUninstall libosmesa6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmesa6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmesa6-devRemove libosmesa6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmesa6-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmesa6-devRemove libosmesa6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmesa6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmesa6-devDependencies
libosmesa6-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.