How To Install libmirwayland-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirwayland-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmirwayland-dev
libmirwayland-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 the developer files for using the shared library containing generated wrappers for Wayland protocol extensions
There are three methods to install libmirwayland-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmirwayland-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 libmirwayland-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmirwayland-dev
Install libmirwayland-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirwayland-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmirwayland-dev
Install libmirwayland-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmirwayland-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmirwayland-dev
How To Uninstall libmirwayland-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmirwayland-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmirwayland-dev
Uninstall libmirwayland-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmirwayland-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmirwayland-dev
Remove libmirwayland-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmirwayland-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmirwayland-dev
Remove libmirwayland-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmirwayland-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmirwayland-dev
Dependencies
libmirwayland-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmirwayland-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
