How to Install libgl1-mesa-dri software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install libgl1-mesa-dri software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

libgl1-mesa-dri software package provides free implementation of the OpenGL API -- DRI modules, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri 

libgl1-mesa-dri is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libgl1-mesa-dri package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgl1-mesa-dri *

You will get with libgl1-mesa-dri package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libgl1-mesa-dri package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Libraries
Package libgl1-mesa-dri
Version 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
Description free implementation of the OpenGL API -- DRI modules
Sub Section Libs


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