How To Install libmirplatform18 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform18 on Debian 11.
What is libmirplatform18
libmirplatform18 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 libmirplatform18 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmirplatform18 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform18 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmirplatform18
Install libmirplatform18 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform18 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmirplatform18
Install libmirplatform18 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 libmirplatform18 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmirplatform18
How To Uninstall libmirplatform18 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libmirplatform18 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmirplatform18
Uninstall libmirplatform18 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmirplatform18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirplatform18
Remove libmirplatform18 Configurations and Data
To remove libmirplatform18 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmirplatform18
Remove libmirplatform18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmirplatform18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirplatform18
Dependencies
libmirplatform18 have the following dependencies:
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libegl1
- libgcc-s1
- libgles2
- libmircommon7
- libmircore1
- libstdc++6
- libudev1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform18 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
