How To Install mir-demos on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-demos on Kali Linux.
What is mir-demos
mir-demos is:
Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
Contains demo applications that use the Mir display server
There are three methods to install mir-demos 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-demos Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mir-demos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-demosInstall mir-demos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mir-demos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-demosInstall mir-demos 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mir-demos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-demosHow To Uninstall mir-demos on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mir-demos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-demosUninstall mir-demos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-demos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-demosRemove mir-demos Configurations and Data
To remove mir-demos configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-demosRemove mir-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-demos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-demosDependencies
mir-demos have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libegl1
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libgles2
- libglib2.0-0
- libmiral3
- libmirclient9
- libmircore1
- libstdc++6
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-egl1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-demos package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
