How To Install mesa-common-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-common-dev on Kali Linux. mesa-common-dev is Developer documentation for Mesa

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-common-dev on Kali Linux.

What is mesa-common-dev

mesa-common-dev is:

This package includes the specifications for the Mesa-specific OpenGL extensions, the complete set of release notes and the development header files common to all Mesa packages.

There are three methods to install mesa-common-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 mesa-common-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 mesa-common-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mesa-common-dev

Install mesa-common-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mesa-common-dev

Install mesa-common-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install mesa-common-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mesa-common-dev

How To Uninstall mesa-common-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mesa-common-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mesa-common-dev

Uninstall mesa-common-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mesa-common-dev

Remove mesa-common-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mesa-common-dev

Remove mesa-common-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mesa-common-dev

Dependencies

mesa-common-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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