How To Install libmirplatform18 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform18 on Kali Linux.

What is libmirplatform18

libmirplatform18 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 underlying hardware platform.

There are three methods to install libmirplatform18 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 libmirplatform18 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform18 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmirplatform18

Install libmirplatform18 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirplatform18 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmirplatform18

Install libmirplatform18 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 libmirplatform18 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmirplatform18

How To Uninstall libmirplatform18 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmirplatform18 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmirplatform18

Uninstall libmirplatform18 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmirplatform18 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirplatform18

Remove libmirplatform18 Configurations and Data

To remove libmirplatform18 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmirplatform18

Remove libmirplatform18 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmirplatform18 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirplatform18

Dependencies

libmirplatform18 have the following dependencies:

• libboost-program-options1.74.0
• libc6
• libegl1
• libgcc-s1
• libgles2
• libmircommon7
• libmircore1
• libstdc++6
• libudev1

References

• libmirplatform18 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirplatform18 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.