X11/Xlib.h not found in Ubuntu

linux opengl-es compiler-errors
Denys S. picture Denys S. · Mar 14, 2011 · Viewed 204.9k times · Source

I'm trying to write a rather trivial program using open gl on linux, but at a compile time it says:

Compile thumb : egl <= cuberenderer.c In file included from /path/include/egl.h:36, from /path/cuberenderer.c:7: /path/include/eglplatform.h:89:22: error: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory /path/include/eglplatform.h:90:23: error: X11/Xutil.h: No such file or directory

I'm totally new to GL and have no idea what's wrong.

Answer

Andrew White picture Andrew White · Mar 14, 2011

A quick search using...

apt search Xlib.h

Turns up the package libx11-dev but you shouldn't need this for pure OpenGL programming. What tutorial are you using?

You can add Xlib.h to your system by running the following...

sudo apt install libx11-dev

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