How To Install mir-test-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-test-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mir-test-tools
mir-test-tools is:
Mir is a display server running on linux systems, with a focus on efficiency, robust operation and a well-defined driver model.
Contains a tool for stress testing the Mir display server
There are three methods to install mir-test-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-test-tools 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-test-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mir-test-tools
Install mir-test-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-test-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mir-test-tools
Install mir-test-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mir-test-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mir-test-tools
How To Uninstall mir-test-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mir-test-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mir-test-tools
Uninstall mir-test-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mir-test-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-test-tools
Remove mir-test-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mir-test-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mir-test-tools
Remove mir-test-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mir-test-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mir-test-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-test-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
