Linux: Test If My Graphics Card Has OpenGL Support Or Not

To test if your Linux system has OpenGL support, you can use the glxinfo command, which is a utility that displays information about the OpenGL implementation on your system. To use glxinfo, enter the following command at the terminal prompt:

glxinfo

If your system has OpenGL support, the output of the glxinfo command will include information about the OpenGL version, the vendor, and the graphics card used. For example:

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.39

If your system does not have OpenGL support, the output of the glxinfo command will indicate that the OpenGL extension is not present.

Note that in order to use OpenGL, you will also need to have the appropriate graphics drivers installed on your system. Consult the documentation for your graphics card and the operating system to ensure that you have the necessary drivers installed.