How to Install and Uninstall libgl-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libgl-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libgl-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgl-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgl-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgl-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgl-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libgl-dev
Source: libglvnd
Version: 1.7.0-1
Installed-Size: 1364
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Depends: libgl1 (= 1.7.0-1), libglx-dev
Breaks: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Size: 100352
SHA256: e029abf589586b3314d0a45dbcb50aaca2b7857c30f44edb1732eaa605441243
SHA1: 6e149fa2c22696aa038b5cff6c66f81dcca76ef2
MD5sum: d0dd672b5e31df5155dd86fbd1996cbc
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- GL development files
This is an implementation of the vendor-neutral dispatch layer for
arbitrating OpenGL API calls between multiple vendors on a per-screen basis.
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This package provides the development environment for compiling programs
against the GL library.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl-dev_1.7.0-1_amd64.deb