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

Last updated: December 31,2024

1. Install "libgl1-mesa-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libgl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgl1-mesa-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libgl1-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl1-mesa-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libgl1-mesa-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.0.1-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: libgl-dev, libglvnd-dev
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgl1-mesa-dev_21.0.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 6348
MD5sum: 1bb1e7dad7c5b2ad50891aac4a1c2814
SHA1: 8ffec24e033149658db69afdb137e21ce95a25f2
SHA256: 5844e23febf77c1d060e93cc9cc8b4a1eb68ee934145f83a4a42aa9b315f737e
SHA512: de1b90b882236af54dc92ddc8a181e2b36170e24d246016be5922560d2b65cd5242c21cd8bfcae0b3de9c14d1cea14e124a26a4730518eee33899489809b9a87
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description-en: transitional dummy package
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 635a93bcd1440d16621693fe064c2aa9