How to Install and Uninstall libgl-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libgl-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libgl-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libgl-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libgl-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libgl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.0-1
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 (= 1.4.0-1), 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_1.4.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 101498
MD5sum: 46dc02d88053034f883a24d3f390d571
SHA1: a93be368fceb4a8b5b51353a91964240131f4957
SHA256: 6cda0891ca38204ab3a9a2a9279ecb99989ab100d6e48101306efce28f0759a2
SHA512: 278b71483959b86541cbb567ee37d9de6102c9bd51c9b27df0f716f542795966471f54ba0937ad6f91ab43fe7f0c08ef6ebc8e2823aa8447cd357defbb0b68a7
Homepage: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/glvnd/libglvnd
Description: Vendor neutral GL dispatch library -- GL development files
Description-md5: ca227bf7ef04224fe6437dc97e939177