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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "mesa-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to install mesa-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mesa-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mesa-utils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mesa-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mesa-utils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 115
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: mesa-demos
Version: 8.3.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/m/mesa-demos/mesa-utils_8.3.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 31010
MD5sum: 8a5e2fb727236fc031f105f70287e5b1
SHA1: 12bb38d041324f95cf35b0679cb3a1a45c9107ed
SHA256: 53c2d8e02b82e94a211a3bd0eb93d2effd7f3c2e9f9de9b7f00f6340311d6f1c
Description-en: Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities
This package provides several basic GL utilities built by Mesa, including
glxinfo and glxgears.
Description-md5: 7ba8c06516518df0cd025192c4a64cd4
Homepage: http://mesa3d.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop