How To Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 on Debian 12.
What is mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 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-wayland20 on Debian 12. 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-wayland20 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-wayland20 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
How To Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 Configurations and Data
To remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-platform-graphics-wayland20
Dependencies
mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 have the following dependencies:
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libegl1
- libepoxy0
- libgcc-s1
- libgles2
- libmircommon9
- libmircore2
- libmirplatform24
- libstdc++6
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-egl1
- libwayland-server0
- libxkbcommon0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-platform-graphics-wayland20 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
