How To Install libmiral5 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral5 on Debian 12.
What is libmiral5
libmiral5 is:
Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
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 libmiral5 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmiral5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmiral5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmiral5
Install libmiral5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmiral5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmiral5
Install libmiral5 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmiral5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmiral5
How To Uninstall libmiral5 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmiral5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmiral5
Uninstall libmiral5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmiral5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmiral5
Remove libmiral5 Configurations and Data
To remove libmiral5 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmiral5
Remove libmiral5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmiral5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmiral5
Dependencies
libmiral5 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libglib2.0-0
- libmircommon9
- libmircore2
- libmirplatform24
- libmirserver58
- libstdc++6
- libwayland-client0
- libyaml-cpp0.7
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral5 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
