How To Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 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 hardware platform using the Mesa drivers.
There are three methods to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 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 mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 Configurations and Data
To remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms13 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
