How To Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 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-kms16 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 mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 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-kms16 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 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-kms16 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 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-kms16 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 Configurations and Data
To remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
