compiling OpenGL program GL/glew.h missing

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I installed OpenGL onto my computer running Linux Mint following the instructions on this tutorial. I am trying to compile a program that uses OpenGL, but I'm getting a compile error: fatal error: GL/glew.h: No such file or directory. I check the /usr/include/GL folder, and glew.h is indeed missing. I don't know why it's missing, because I did the command sudo apt-get install libglew1.5 and it gives the output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libglew1.5 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 465 not upgraded.

Why is the glew.h file missing?

FYI: GLEW 1.5 [is *ancient*; it's from 2007](http://glew.sourceforge.net/). You shouldn't use it for anything, and if a tutorial is telling you to do so, you should use another tutorial. — Nicol Bolas, Apr 06 '13 at 15:09
@NicolBolas Hmm...well this is the tutorial given to me by my professor. What alternatives are there? — rurouniwallace, Apr 06 '13 at 15:11
@NicolBolas I tried doing apt-get install for 1.9, and it said it couldn't find it. I kept trying for every newer version and kept getting the same error until 1.6. And even after installing 1.6, I'm still having the same problem--glew.h is still missing. — rurouniwallace, Apr 06 '13 at 15:21
You could probably use [`GLee`](http://elf-stone.com/glee.php) instead, it does the same stuff as GLEW but easier to use. Just one header and one C file to add to your project. — Ben Voigt, Apr 06 '13 at 16:08

score 64 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 19 '17 at 11:09

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libglew is just the library, but not the development files (headers). You need to install those separately. The package name on Debian based systems is libglew-dev and for fedora(and possibly its derivatives) it is glew-devel

edited Nov 19 '17 at 11:09

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# Perfect, command works for Fedora 29 # sudo dnf install glew-devel – Stef Apr 12 '19 at 03:45
9 years later, this saved me from giving up! I love S.O. lol – Chris Mar 05 '22 at 05:32

score 49 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 19 '21 at 08:32

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Run the following command:

sudo apt-get install libglew-dev

edited Jun 19 '21 at 08:32

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answered Dec 13 '16 at 16:41

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compiling OpenGL program GL/glew.h missing

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