How to uninstall or remove libgl1-mesa-glx software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed libgl1-mesa-glx package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-glx

Uninstall libgl1-mesa-glx including dependent package

If you would like to remove libgl1-mesa-glx and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libgl1-mesa-glx

Use Purging libgl1-mesa-glx

If you use with purge options to libgl1-mesa-glx package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge libgl1-mesa-glx

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libgl1-mesa-glx