How To Install libmirwayland4 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmirwayland4 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmirwayland4 is Mir Display Server - Wayland protocol extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirwayland4 on Debian 12.

What is libmirwayland4

libmirwayland4 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 library containing generated wrappers for Wayland protocol extensions

There are three methods to install libmirwayland4 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 libmirwayland4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirwayland4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmirwayland4

Install libmirwayland4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirwayland4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmirwayland4

Install libmirwayland4 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 libmirwayland4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmirwayland4

How To Uninstall libmirwayland4 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libmirwayland4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmirwayland4

Uninstall libmirwayland4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmirwayland4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirwayland4

Remove libmirwayland4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmirwayland4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmirwayland4

Remove libmirwayland4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmirwayland4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirwayland4

Dependencies

libmirwayland4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirwayland4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.