How To Install libmiral-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral-dev on Kali Linux. libmiral-dev is Mir Display Server - ABI preserving abstraction layer - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmiral-dev

libmiral-dev is:

Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.

MirAL provides an ABI-stable abstraction layer for Mir based shells, insulating them from mirserver ABI breaks.

Contains header files required for development using the MirAL abstraction layer.

There are three methods to install libmiral-dev 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 libmiral-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmiral-dev

Install libmiral-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmiral-dev

Install libmiral-dev 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 libmiral-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmiral-dev

How To Uninstall libmiral-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmiral-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmiral-dev

Uninstall libmiral-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmiral-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmiral-dev

Remove libmiral-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmiral-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmiral-dev

Remove libmiral-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmiral-dev

Dependencies

libmiral-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.