How To Install mir-platform-input-evdev8 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-input-evdev8 on Debian 12.
What is mir-platform-input-evdev8
mir-platform-input-evdev8 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 input hardware using the evdev interface.
There are three methods to install mir-platform-input-evdev8 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 mir-platform-input-evdev8 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-input-evdev8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-input-evdev8
Install mir-platform-input-evdev8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-input-evdev8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-platform-input-evdev8
Install mir-platform-input-evdev8 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 mir-platform-input-evdev8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-input-evdev8
How To Uninstall mir-platform-input-evdev8 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mir-platform-input-evdev8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-input-evdev8
Uninstall mir-platform-input-evdev8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-platform-input-evdev8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-input-evdev8
Remove mir-platform-input-evdev8 Configurations and Data
To remove mir-platform-input-evdev8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-input-evdev8
Remove mir-platform-input-evdev8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-input-evdev8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-input-evdev8
Dependencies
mir-platform-input-evdev8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-input-evdev8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
