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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "libglx-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libglx-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libglx-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libglx-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: libglx-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libglvnd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 89
Depends: libglx0 (= 1.3.2-1), libx11-dev
Breaks: libgl-dev (<< 1.3.0-6), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Replaces: libgl-dev (<< 1.3.0-6), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libglx-dev_1.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13968
MD5sum: 9fe21991efa2b114f78ea84fa8e9308b
SHA1: 5524c14f075fd29725ecae75aed3060f9b15c0f6
SHA256: 2e5869c88cf18e216e1b44a44c3c67873b7822cce070339ebdbec4c6b9d2b6a1
SHA512: 51416506fc337a1e8a1964df1ed9cefababeb2b4c9198d41e1604d6b338d64e67256ce48062a0fd075ba531133c7faf854463ef4805f4fa0bbe97eeb2369804b
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Description-en: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- GLX development files
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 provides the development environment for compiling programs
against the GLX library.
Description-md5: 495895d880f59a02bc5274ede70fcbba