How To Install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 on Kali Linux.

What is mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 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 server to interact with the hardware platform using the EGLStream EGL extensions, such as the NVIDIA binary driver.

There are three methods to install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 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-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 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-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 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-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Remove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 Configurations and Data

To remove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Remove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16

Dependencies

mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdrm2
• libepoxy0
• libgcc-s1
• libgles2
• libmircommon7
• libmircore1
• libmirplatform18
• libnvidia-egl-wayland1

References

• mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-eglstream-kms16 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.