How To Install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop on Kali Linux.

What is mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

mir-graphics-drivers-desktop is:

Mir is a display server running on Linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.

This package depends on a full set of graphics drivers for traditional desktop systems.

There are three methods to install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop 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-graphics-drivers-desktop 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-graphics-drivers-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop 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-graphics-drivers-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

How To Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-desktop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mir-graphics-drivers-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-graphics-drivers-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Remove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Remove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-graphics-drivers-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-graphics-drivers-desktop

Dependencies

mir-graphics-drivers-desktop have the following dependencies:

• mir-platform-graphics-mesa-kms16
• mir-platform-graphics-mesa-x16
• mir-platform-graphics-wayland16
• mir-client-platform-mesa5
• mir-platform-input-evdev7

References

• mir-graphics-drivers-desktop website

Summary

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