How to Install and Uninstall libgl-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libgl-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libgl-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libgl-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgl-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgl-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libgl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.3-1
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: 1356
Depends: libgl1 (= 1.3.3-1), libglx-dev
Breaks: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Replaces: libgl1-mesa-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1), libglvnd-dev (<< 1.3.0-1), mesa-common-dev (<< 19.3.0~rc6-1)
Filename: pool/main/libg/libglvnd/libgl-dev_1.3.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 97884
MD5sum: 2bac867dea8d98ebb6668b440f756cd6
SHA1: 7fcfe1f34996b63fe45f078f1d8a945b74ab5c39
SHA256: 591d567cd8b5892cb044e5ae679593d4fa0b508f630ebc8ceafa055824a76331
SHA512: 3c387fa84d5cec4e39fa4366c6be135b759e4ec98cb1cf331d01909d9d54f867927ba8f704a22fa9eb33affd44c226c136b131848f6dabefd9762a7271dc313f
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Description-en: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- GL 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 GL library.
Description-md5: ca227bf7ef04224fe6437dc97e939177