How To Install libosmesa6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmesa6
libosmesa6 is:
OSmesa is a Mesa extension that allows programs to render to an off-screen buffer using the OpenGL API without having to create a rendering context on an X Server. It uses a pure software renderer.
This package provides both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of the off-screen renderer which do not require external libraries to work.
There are three methods to install libosmesa6 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmesa6
Install libosmesa6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmesa6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmesa6
Install libosmesa6 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmesa6
How To Uninstall libosmesa6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmesa6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmesa6
Uninstall libosmesa6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmesa6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmesa6
Remove libosmesa6 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmesa6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmesa6
Remove libosmesa6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmesa6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmesa6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmesa6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
