How To Install libmirplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libmirplatform17
libmirplatform17 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 to interact with the underlying hardware platform.
There are three methods to install libmirplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmirplatform17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmirplatform17
Install libmirplatform17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmirplatform17
Install libmirplatform17 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 libmirplatform17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmirplatform17
How To Uninstall libmirplatform17 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libmirplatform17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmirplatform17
Uninstall libmirplatform17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmirplatform17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirplatform17
Remove libmirplatform17 Configurations and Data
To remove libmirplatform17 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmirplatform17
Remove libmirplatform17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmirplatform17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirplatform17
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform17 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
