How To Install libmircommon8 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmircommon8 on Ubuntu 22.04. libmircommon8 is Display server for Ubuntu - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmircommon8 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libmircommon8

libmircommon8 is:

Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.

Contains the shared libraries required for the Mir server and client.

There are three methods to install libmircommon8 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 libmircommon8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmircommon8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmircommon8

Install libmircommon8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmircommon8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmircommon8

Install libmircommon8 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 libmircommon8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmircommon8

How To Uninstall libmircommon8 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libmircommon8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmircommon8

Uninstall libmircommon8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmircommon8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmircommon8

Remove libmircommon8 Configurations and Data

To remove libmircommon8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmircommon8

Remove libmircommon8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmircommon8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmircommon8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmircommon8 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.