How to Install and Uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libgl1-mesa-glx" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libgl1-mesa-glx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.2.2-1ubuntu1
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_21.2.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 5454
MD5sum: 42511a320791b8d967bb90ad52ce37c1
SHA1: ae73e4110de66d0510eca359afc9ffde24896598
SHA256: 3607eceeefb3b3d80aa2b210e62c4f8db28ddb9b1cdd6fd33e034a8d51cccf64
SHA512: 1aadd653579aabdecf7117f2eb2d7f371c38590dbcea1f1496134f2a1f3401dd95b66c180e66a0eff97fa54be21829dfd95dc5e128223abdf57483c0208a70ea
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description-en: transitional dummy package
This is a transitional dummy package, it can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 635a93bcd1440d16621693fe064c2aa9