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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libgl1-mesa-glx" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgl1-mesa-glx
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgl1-mesa-glx" package

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


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

Package: libgl1-mesa-glx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.0.1-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: libgl1, libglx-mesa0
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libgl1-mesa-glx_21.0.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 5524
MD5sum: 9b7467769efaac6a17b5538ce274af11
SHA1: 3f427760e2052725340985b7915ec490112e6f10
SHA256: 274f8503d13c40ff95bfc2fb5279ce4736033c9536cb48cec070a03542560388
SHA512: bbd3c4d0d183816e0ed03354db7231a3c45b923e4ce01756f776b494d235258d4949fba6345d5e278bdb8080b2ac88bcb3a85150af24c8c3f7ae7ec1c1b67a49
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description-en: transitional dummy package
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 635a93bcd1440d16621693fe064c2aa9