correct, but libglvnd-dev (which libgl1-mesa-dev depends on) does provide libGL.so
** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1768755 Title: Missing links to libGL.so and libglapi.so Status in mesa package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: In Ubuntu 18.04, the package libgl1-mesa-dev:amd64 does not contain the symbolic links libGL.so and libglapi.so. Thus, it is not possible to use the -lGL option to compile a program... System: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) 64-bit Package: libgl1-mesa-dev:amd64 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1768755/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp