How To Install libwayland-egl1-mesa on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl1-mesa on Kali Linux.

What is libwayland-egl1-mesa

libwayland-egl1-mesa is:

This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libwayland-egl1-mesa 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 libwayland-egl1-mesa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwayland-egl1-mesa using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa

Install libwayland-egl1-mesa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwayland-egl1-mesa using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa

Install libwayland-egl1-mesa 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 libwayland-egl1-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwayland-egl1-mesa

How To Uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwayland-egl1-mesa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwayland-egl1-mesa

Uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwayland-egl1-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwayland-egl1-mesa

Remove libwayland-egl1-mesa Configurations and Data

To remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwayland-egl1-mesa

Remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwayland-egl1-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwayland-egl1-mesa

Dependencies

libwayland-egl1-mesa have the following dependencies:

• libegl1
• libwayland-egl1

References

• libwayland-egl1-mesa website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl1-mesa package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.