How To Install libmiral-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmiral-dev
libmiral-dev is:
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 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 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 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 libmiral-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmiral-dev
How To Uninstall libmiral-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmiral-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
