How To Install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. mir-client-platform-mesa-dev is Display server for Ubuntu - client platform library for Mesa development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

mir-client-platform-mesa-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 to use the platform specific capabilities of the Mir Mesa backend.

There are three methods to install mir-client-platform-mesa-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 mir-client-platform-mesa-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 mir-client-platform-mesa-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

Install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

Install mir-client-platform-mesa-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 mir-client-platform-mesa-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

How To Uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mir-client-platform-mesa-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

Uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

Remove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev Configurations and Data

To remove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

Remove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-client-platform-mesa-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-client-platform-mesa-dev

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Summary

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