How To Install libosmesa6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 libosmesa6-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 libosmesa6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmesa6-dev
Install libosmesa6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmesa6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmesa6-dev
Install libosmesa6-dev 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 libosmesa6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmesa6-dev
How To Uninstall libosmesa6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmesa6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmesa6-dev
Uninstall libosmesa6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmesa6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmesa6-dev
Remove libosmesa6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmesa6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmesa6-dev
Remove 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-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
