How To Install libmirprotobuf3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirprotobuf3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmirprotobuf3 is Display server for Ubuntu - RPC definitions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirprotobuf3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmirprotobuf3

libmirprotobuf3 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 containing the Google Protobuf definitions required for Mir clients and servers.

There are three methods to install libmirprotobuf3 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 libmirprotobuf3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirprotobuf3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmirprotobuf3

Install libmirprotobuf3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmirprotobuf3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmirprotobuf3

Install libmirprotobuf3 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 libmirprotobuf3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmirprotobuf3

How To Uninstall libmirprotobuf3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmirprotobuf3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmirprotobuf3

Uninstall libmirprotobuf3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmirprotobuf3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirprotobuf3

Remove libmirprotobuf3 Configurations and Data

To remove libmirprotobuf3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmirprotobuf3

Remove libmirprotobuf3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmirprotobuf3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirprotobuf3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirprotobuf3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.