How to Install and Uninstall libegl1-mesa Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "libegl1-mesa" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libegl1-mesa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libegl1-mesa" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libegl1-mesa on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libegl1-mesa package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libegl1-mesa
Architecture: amd64
Version: 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: mesa
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 311
Provides: libegl1-x11
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgbm1 (= 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1), libglapi-mesa, libmirclient9 (>= 0.26.3+16.04.20170605), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.11.0), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.11.0), libx11-xcb1, libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), libgl1-mesa-dri (= 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1)
Conflicts: libegl1-x11
Replaces: libegl1-x11
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libegl1-mesa_18.0.5-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 87048
MD5sum: 92192ce7920c81b0a3d9b5382e348263
SHA1: 9ca0f62ee29181b758b3ca7aaf6cc8967ad01c7b
SHA256: 05d8134efe64e2d5fc2d6716e1ec5b8425bbf429ee3a07137a3a4a298e73283a
SHA512: 82655449f3afe6806da6aa5aa4ac4ae5082c76bd8560b86c3c6b4f01950561161bdcca992ad78583aed44c1538b54abf7d3102fe53942dafe5141802e9224945
Homepage: https://mesa3d.org/
Description-en: free implementation of the EGL API -- runtime
This package contains the EGL native platform graphics interface library.
EGL provides a platform-agnostic mechanism for creating rendering surfaces
for use with other graphics libraries, such as OpenGL|ES.
.
This package contains modules to interface with the existing system GLX or
DRI2 drivers to provide OpenGL via EGL.
Description-md5: b212fd5f8dc9e4ee5ae33c52acbd6825
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: libegl1-mesa
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 275
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: mesa
Version: 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
Replaces: libegl1-x11
Provides: libegl1-x11
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.60), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgbm1 (>= 8.1~0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.3.92), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.2.0), libx11-xcb1, libxcb-dri2-0 (>= 1.8), libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2), libxshmfence1, libudev1, libgl1-mesa-dri (= 11.2.0-1ubuntu2)
Conflicts: libegl1-x11
Filename: pool/main/m/mesa/libegl1-mesa_11.2.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 72296
MD5sum: 78aeeccf1e43bff811d49d185eb0511b
SHA1: 095e9449fb885b35231f9d11eb70ac2e01cf772a
SHA256: 28cb972928f1744a4cc6cd7a9b3b99971892d6e04b139326abe4fbdeff7f0456
Description-en: free implementation of the EGL API -- runtime
This package contains the EGL native platform graphics interface library.
EGL provides a platform-agnostic mechanism for creating rendering surfaces
for use with other graphics libraries, such as OpenGL|ES.
.
This package contains modules to interface with the existing system GLX or
DRI2 drivers to provide OpenGL via EGL.
Description-md5: b212fd5f8dc9e4ee5ae33c52acbd6825
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://mesa3d.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop