How To Install mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-mesa5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-client-platform-mesa5
How To Uninstall mir-client-platform-mesa5 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-client-platform-mesa5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
