How To Install libmiral4 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral4 on Ubuntu 22.04. libmiral4 is Display server for Ubuntu - ABI preserving abstraction layer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral4 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libmiral4

libmiral4 is:

MirAL provides an ABI-stable abstraction layer for Mir based shells, insulating them from mirserver ABI breaks.

Contains the shared library containing MirAL abstraction layer.

There are three methods to install libmiral4 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmiral4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmiral4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmiral4

Install libmiral4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmiral4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmiral4

Install libmiral4 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmiral4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmiral4

How To Uninstall libmiral4 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libmiral4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmiral4

Uninstall libmiral4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmiral4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmiral4

Remove libmiral4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmiral4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmiral4

Remove libmiral4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmiral4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmiral4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.