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