How to Install and Uninstall Mesa Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "Mesa" package

This guide let you learn how to install Mesa on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                Mesa
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "Mesa" package

Learn how to uninstall Mesa on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the Mesa package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package Mesa:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : Mesa
Version : 22.3.5-150500.75.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 9.4 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : Mesa-22.3.5-150500.75.2.src
Upstream URL : https://www.mesa3d.org
Summary : System for rendering 3-D graphics
Description :
Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
that of OpenGL.* To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command
syntax or state machine, it is being used with authorization from
Silicon Graphics, Inc.(SGI). However, the author does not possess an
OpenGL license from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a
compatible replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who
want a licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
vendor.
Please do not refer to the library as MesaGL (for legal reasons). It's
just Mesa or The Mesa 3-D graphics library.
* OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Incorporated.