How to Install and Uninstall libcg Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libcg" package

This tutorial shows how to install libcg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcg" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libcg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcg package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcg
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/libs
Installed-Size: 19974
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: nvidia-cg-toolkit
Version: 3.1.0013-2
Replaces: nvidia-cg-toolkit (<< 3.1.0013-2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Breaks: nvidia-cg-toolkit (<< 3.1.0013-2)
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nvidia-cg-toolkit/libcg_3.1.0013-2_amd64.deb
Size: 2439184
MD5sum: e988a06ff2235a7825247992501ac7cc
SHA1: a3c7ec49a84ad774d5c25e59f386f84283bc762f
SHA256: d41b99047026fd4433d985464293f8c8f73faa4c8916d426e5bd7511925fc656
Description-en: Nvidia Cg core runtime library
C for graphics (CG) is a high-level shading language developed by Nvidia in
close collaboration with Microsoft for programming vertex and pixel shaders.
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This package contains the Cg core runtime library.
Description-md5: 6d8f94fbd62d5aca128995485bc2ae88
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://developer.nvidia.com/cg-toolkit
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu