How To Install libegl1-mesa 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 libegl1-mesa on Ubuntu.
What is libegl1-mesa
libegl1-mesa is:
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install libegl1-mesa 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 libegl1-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 libegl1-mesa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libegl1-mesa
Install libegl1-mesa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libegl1-mesa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libegl1-mesa
Install libegl1-mesa 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 libegl1-mesa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libegl1-mesa
How To Uninstall libegl1-mesa on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libegl1-mesa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libegl1-mesa
Uninstall libegl1-mesa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libegl1-mesa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libegl1-mesa
Remove libegl1-mesa Configurations and Data
To remove libegl1-mesa configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libegl1-mesa
Remove libegl1-mesa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libegl1-mesa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libegl1-mesa
Dependencies
libegl1-mesa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libegl1-mesa package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.