How To Install xserver-xorg-xmir on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-xmir on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xserver-xorg-xmir
xserver-xorg-xmir is:
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to xmir. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-xmir using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-xmir
Install xserver-xorg-xmir Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-xmir using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-xmir
Install xserver-xorg-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 xserver-xorg-xmir using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-xmir
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg-xmir on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-xmir package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-xmir
Uninstall xserver-xorg-xmir And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-xmir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-xmir
Remove xserver-xorg-xmir Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-xmir configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-xmir
Remove xserver-xorg-xmir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-xmir configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-xmir
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-xmir package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
