How to Install and Uninstall unity8-desktop-session-mir Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "unity8-desktop-session-mir" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install unity8-desktop-session-mir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "unity8-desktop-session-mir" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall unity8-desktop-session-mir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unity8-desktop-session-mir package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: unity8-desktop-session-mir
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 54
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: all
Source: unity8-desktop-session
Version: 1.0.12+15.10.20150609-0ubuntu1
Depends: qtubuntu-desktop, qtmir-desktop, unity-system-compositor, unity8, ubuntu-app-launch, url-dispatcher, mir-graphics-drivers-desktop
Suggests: camera-app, friends-app, gallery-app, mediaplayer-app, notes-app, webbrowser-app
Conflicts: ubuntu-desktop-mir
Filename: pool/universe/u/unity8-desktop-session/unity8-desktop-session-mir_1.0.12+15.10.20150609-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 4790
MD5sum: a1c4727a589f202f237476894bbf2f01
SHA1: 121cf0e7bf0a92715d7e27aa2564635f43175d52
SHA256: 2cb4beedf2310e034617c0077171a2407d498d14886350d1aa445c4544fe28d4
Description-en: Unity8 desktop session for Mir
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A desktop session running Unity8 on a Mir back end.
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This package is provided for evaluation and demonstration purposes only.
Description-md5: de0356930e199e6ce1b7d68ce1eddd85
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu