How To Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
on Kali Linux.
What is mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 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 X11 platform using the Mesa drivers.
There are three methods to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
on Kali Linux. 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-x16 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-x16
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 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-x16
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 Configurations and Data
To remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
Dependencies
mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16 have the following dependencies:
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libdrm2
- libegl1
- libgbm1
- libgcc-s1
- libgles2
- libmircommon7
- libmircore1
- libmirplatform18
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxfixes3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.