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Ubuntu - GPU - Mesa - Install a local copy of Mesa (without overwriting OS version)

Install

Follow the instructions at https://docs.mesa3d.org/install.html

NOTE: Add the following when calling meson: 

-Dprefix="/home/peter/projects/mesa-installation"

After Install…

Check which version of mesa is being used

glxinfo | grep Mesa
 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/home/peter/projects/mesa-installation"  glxinfo | grep Mesa

NOTE: Use this command with LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

References

https://docs.mesa3d.org/install.html

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/10015