How To Install libegl-mesa0 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl-mesa0 on Ubuntu.
What is libegl-mesa0
libegl-mesa0 is:
This package contains the EGL native platform graphics interface library. EGL provides a platform-agnostic mechanism for creating rendering surfaces for use with other graphics libraries, such as OpenGL|ES.
This package contains the Mesa vendor library for EGL.
There are three methods to install libegl-mesa0 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libegl-mesa0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl-mesa0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libegl-mesa0
Install libegl-mesa0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl-mesa0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libegl-mesa0
Install libegl-mesa0 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 libegl-mesa0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libegl-mesa0
How To Uninstall libegl-mesa0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libegl-mesa0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libegl-mesa0
Uninstall libegl-mesa0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libegl-mesa0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl-mesa0
Remove libegl-mesa0 Configurations and Data
To remove libegl-mesa0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libegl-mesa0
Remove libegl-mesa0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libegl-mesa0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl-mesa0
Dependencies
libegl-mesa0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl-mesa0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.