How To Install libmircommon-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmircommon-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmircommon-dev
libmircommon-dev is:
Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
Contains header files required for server and/or client development.
There are three methods to install libmircommon-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 libmircommon-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 libmircommon-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmircommon-dev
Install libmircommon-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmircommon-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmircommon-dev
Install libmircommon-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 libmircommon-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmircommon-dev
How To Uninstall libmircommon-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmircommon-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmircommon-dev
Uninstall libmircommon-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmircommon-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmircommon-dev
Remove libmircommon-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmircommon-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmircommon-dev
Remove libmircommon-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmircommon-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmircommon-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmircommon-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
