How To Install xmir on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmir on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmir
xmir is:
This package provides an X server running on top of Mir, using Mir input devices for input and forwarding either the root window or individual top-level windows as wayland surfaces.
There are three methods to install xmir 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 xmir Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmir
Install xmir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmir
Install xmir 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 xmir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmir
How To Uninstall xmir on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmir
Uninstall xmir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmir
Remove xmir Configurations and Data
To remove xmir configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmir
Remove xmir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmir
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmir package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.