How to Install and Uninstall libgl1 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgl1" package

This tutorial shows how to install libgl1 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgl1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgl1" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libgl1 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgl1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl1 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libgl1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.0-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libs
Source: libglvnd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 653
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglvnd0 (= 1.4.0-1), libglx0 (= 1.4.0-1)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl1_1.4.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 110500
MD5sum: 92237ed98b5089ff0a41772c6198ac29
SHA1: f73c8a1397614836446ae152df8cc38a2ab713ed
SHA256: 4fb2bbff94bb1a59bbdb40041e7a8ab58db2a003a151f4055357af03f0b78666
SHA512: 31df370fa62e12ba646c3616d60496a73b632125becff0c0e2099a3d6c2a9e7ace9f9b58a61258063d70160f0b23a13b9898bba4797974c0ba509f2f149b9ab7
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- legacy GL support
Description-md5: 97b28f3e3fdd6bc3717e4afbe41d1260
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi