How To Install mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Kali Linux.

What is mir-client-platform-mesa5

mir-client-platform-mesa5 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 clients to interact with the underlying hardware platform using the Mesa drivers.

There are three methods to install mir-client-platform-mesa5 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 mir-client-platform-mesa5 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-mesa5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-client-platform-mesa5

Install mir-client-platform-mesa5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-client-platform-mesa5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-client-platform-mesa5

Install mir-client-platform-mesa5 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 mir-client-platform-mesa5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-client-platform-mesa5

How To Uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mir-client-platform-mesa5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-client-platform-mesa5

Uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-client-platform-mesa5

Remove mir-client-platform-mesa5 Configurations and Data

To remove mir-client-platform-mesa5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-client-platform-mesa5

Remove mir-client-platform-mesa5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-client-platform-mesa5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-client-platform-mesa5

Dependencies

mir-client-platform-mesa5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libmirclient9
• libmircommon7
• libstdc++6

References

• mir-client-platform-mesa5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.