How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-desktop-mir Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-desktop-mir" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ubuntu-desktop-mir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-desktop-mir
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-desktop-mir" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ubuntu-desktop-mir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ubuntu-desktop-mir
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-desktop-mir package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ubuntu-desktop-mir
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 22
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: all
Source: unity-system-compositor
Version: 0.4.3+16.04.20160323-0ubuntu1
Replaces: unity-system-compositor (<< 0.0.2)
Depends: lightdm (>= 1.9.4), unity-system-compositor, xmir
Breaks: unity-system-compositor (<< 0.0.2)
Filename: pool/universe/u/unity-system-compositor/ubuntu-desktop-mir_0.4.3+16.04.20160323-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1874
MD5sum: a741926db881227fe56dbc82e680ad6c
SHA1: 9a8cd293fb5776a7ddf6aa691165d7f07b3e4f1c
SHA256: 8d5c5da7dd833428baa02611c8017e4372c4c8e3a871fef92d30b60d3336532f
Description-en: System compositor for Ubuntu Desktop
Settings package which installs everything Ubuntu Desktop needs to use Mir
(via XMir).
Description-md5: 21fcb376a4e0d24f1ec7bdb49caf0e56
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/unity-system-compositor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu