How To Install libgl1 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 libgl1 on Ubuntu.
What is libgl1
libgl1 is:
This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.
This package contains support for old libGL for compatibility reasons.
There are three methods to install libgl1 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 libgl1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgl1
Install libgl1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgl1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgl1
Install libgl1 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 libgl1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgl1
How To Uninstall libgl1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgl1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgl1
Uninstall libgl1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgl1
Remove libgl1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgl1
Remove libgl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgl1
Dependencies
libgl1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgl1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.