How To Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 on Kali Linux.

What is mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 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 a “host” Wayland display server.

There are three methods to install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 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-wayland16 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-wayland16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 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-wayland16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 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-wayland16

Remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 Configurations and Data

To remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

Remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-wayland16

Dependencies

mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 have the following dependencies:

• libboost-program-options1.74.0
• libc6
• libegl1
• libepoxy0
• libgcc-s1
• libgles2
• libmircommon7
• libmircore1
• libmirplatform18
• libstdc++6
• libwayland-client0
• libwayland-egl1
• libxkbcommon0

References

• mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-wayland16 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.