How to Install and Uninstall libgl1 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libgl1" package

This tutorial shows how to install libgl1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libgl1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libgl1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.2-1
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: 657
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglvnd0 (= 1.3.2-1), libglx0 (= 1.3.2-1)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl1_1.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 87264
MD5sum: 768e2df66bcff0e804f48c7e234735ad
SHA1: 1b061d7bc5a0b4161d15216da9278a3d6c67ca43
SHA256: 10d89e2c129decfd77eba8edcb51fc36f34cb36309e5b7493d4b57739dd82660
SHA512: f62ed96e235343719c946950a0b3898b8e482264a4360aa7750896425a5bb6f9a04b505e7e29468fe6449ab661065c9061068bdfbcf11da788a250f07286ae6c
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Description-en: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- legacy GL support
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 contains support for old libGL for compatibility reasons.
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