How to solve the error “ missing required header GL/gl.h” while installing the Package mvoutlier in R?

Question

I am trying to install the package mvoutlier but following error occurs during installation:

install.packages(\"mvoutlier\")
configure: error: missi         


        

Answer 1

configure: error: missing required header GL/gl.h 

normally means you haven't installed the -dev version of a package, in this case GL.

On my system, GL/gl.h is owned by mesa-common-dev

$ dpkg -S /usr/include/GL/gl.h
mesa-common-dev: /usr/include/GL/gl.h

which would have been installed with apt-get install mesa-common-dev or via some GUI magic.