How To Install freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. freeglut-devel.x86_64 is Freeglut developmental libraries and header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `freeglut-devel.x86_64`

Developmental libraries and header files required for developing or compiling software which links to the freeglut library, which is an open source alternative to the popular GLUT library, with an OSI approved free software license.

We can use yum to install freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install freeglut-devel.x86_64.

Install freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install freeglut-devel.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freeglut-devel.x86_64

How To Uninstall freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the freeglut-devel.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove freeglut-devel.x86_64

freeglut-devel.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/include/GL/freeglut.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_ext.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_std.h
/usr/include/GL/glut.h
/usr/lib64/libglut.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/freeglut.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAttachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutButtonBoxFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCopyColormap.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenuWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateSubWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDetachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDeviceGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDialsFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEnterGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEntryFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEstablishOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutExtensionSupported.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutForceJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutFullScreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetModifiers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetProcAddress.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIconifyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIdleFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIgnoreKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInit.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowPosition.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowSize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLayerGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoopEvent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuDestroyFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseWheelFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutOverlayDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPassiveMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPopWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPositionWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPushWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveMenuItem.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReportErrors.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetCursor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetIconTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetOption.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowStayOnTop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetupVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTorus.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballRotateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStopVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSwapBuffers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTimerFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutUseLayer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoPan.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResizeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVisibilityFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWMCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWarpPointer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWindowStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTorus.3.gz

References

freeglut-devel.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.