How To Install libmirclient9 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient9 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmirclient9
libmirclient9 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 library needed by client applications for Mir.
There are three methods to install libmirclient9 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 libmirclient9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirclient9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmirclient9
Install libmirclient9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirclient9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmirclient9
Install libmirclient9 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 libmirclient9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmirclient9
How To Uninstall libmirclient9 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmirclient9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmirclient9
Uninstall libmirclient9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmirclient9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirclient9
Remove libmirclient9 Configurations and Data
To remove libmirclient9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmirclient9
Remove libmirclient9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmirclient9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirclient9
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirclient9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
