How To Install libglvnd0 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 libglvnd0 on Ubuntu.
What is libglvnd0
libglvnd0 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 the GL dispatch library.
There are three methods to install libglvnd0 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 libglvnd0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglvnd0
Install libglvnd0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglvnd0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglvnd0
Install libglvnd0 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 libglvnd0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglvnd0
How To Uninstall libglvnd0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libglvnd0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglvnd0
Uninstall libglvnd0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglvnd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglvnd0
Remove libglvnd0 Configurations and Data
To remove libglvnd0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglvnd0
Remove libglvnd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglvnd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglvnd0
Dependencies
libglvnd0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglvnd0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.